Fall 05: His 8-5 record ranks sixth at SIU for fall season wins...defeated Shunsuke Shimizu from Tennessee Tech in three sets...won two matches in qualifying round of ITA Regionals.

Prior to SIU: Played in Russian National Tournaments...ranked 4th in the Russian National ranking when he was 14...ranked 13th when he was 16...earned a 3.85 GPA...law champion at the 2003 Academic Olympic City Championships...history runner-up.

Personal: Majoring in business economics...son of Sergey and Natalia Bubnov.