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General Info: Four-year letterwinner who finished his career as one of only 10 players in school history to earn All-America honors . . . Earned all-American honors in 2005 with David North by advancing to the NCAA Doubles Quarterfinals before falling to eventual national champions John Isner and Antonio Ruiz of Georgia . . . Had a breakout junior season, leading the team in singles dual match wins (15) and participating in the NCAA Doubles Championship . . . Finished his career with a 36-38 record in singles and a 71-58 record in doubles . . . In the final ITA poll, he and partner David North were ranked No. 50 . . . Was the team captain during the 2005-06 season.
2005-06: Played the entire season at No. 1 in singles and doubles . . . Was 8-14 at No. 1 singles this season, but steadily played against ranked competition . . . Top singles wins on the season came against Middle Tennessee State's Marco Born, NC State's Nick Cavaday and Maryland's Nickolai Nielsen . . . Teamed with David North at No. 1 doubles and the duo ended the year 10-9 and ranked No. 50 in the final ITA Rankings.Recorded only a 2-5 record during the fall in singles action, losing two matches to ranked opponents . . . Top win during the fall came against No. 105 Tony Haerle of Rice at the Polo Ralph Lauren ITA All-American Consolations . . . Teamed with David North in doubles where the two notched an 8-3 record . . . After losing their first match at the Polo Ralph Lauren ITA All-America in a tiebreaker, the pair regrouped and won the consolation draw, defeating two ranked teams in the process . . . The duo also advanced to the Round ot 16 at the ITA Mideast Regional before losing 9-7 to a team from Old Dominion.
2004-05: Was a steady force for Tech at No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles during the season . . . Posted 15 victories during the spring, which led the team . . . Posted a 5-5 record during ACC play . . . Recorded a 7-1 record in three set matches, the best on the team . . . Top wins on the season came against Georgia's Strajinja Bobusic, Miami's Eric Hechtman and North Carolina's Geoff Boyd . . . Teamed with David North at No. 1 doubles and the team finished the year ranked No. 30 in the ITA Rankings and posted five wins over ranked teams . . . During the fall season, he posted a 6-4 singles record in fall action . . . Recorded a 5-4 mark in doubles play . . . Teamed with Jose Luis Muguruza to reach the quarterfinals of the Southern Intercollegiate . . . Reached the finals in both the singles and doubles at the Crimson Tide Fall Tournament.
2003-04: Big server who was primarily used in the doubles lineup during the dual season . . . Was forced into the lineup at No. 6 singles during the NCAA Tournament to fill in for injured teammate Jason Pieters . . . Was defeated by Peter Oredsson of SMU during the NCAA Tournament in straight sets . . . Also doubled with West Nott at No. 2 doubles against SMU in the NCAA Tournament and lost, 9-8 (4) . . . Prior to the NCAA Tournament, he paired with Scott Schnugg at No. 1 doubles, posting an 11-9 record . . . The two were ranked as high as No. 11 during the season, but fell out of the rankings toward the end of the season . . . During the fall, the two advanced to the semifinals of the main draw of the ITA Region II championship before falling to Duke's Walter and Zimmeman . . . The two then avenged that loss when they defeated the then-ranked No. 4 tandem of Duke's Walter and Zimmerman during the dual match season . . . In the regular season match against Clemson this year, the duo fought off three match points before coming back to defeat Jenkins and Thompson in a tiebreaker to clinch the doubles point for the Jackets . . . Played sparingly in the singles lineup, but posted an 8-7 record in matches he played . . . Had a 4-3 record during the spring at No. 6 singles, including a 7-5, 6-4 win over NC State's William Nobblitt . . . Prior to the NCAA Tournament, his last singles match was a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Geoff Boyd of North Carolina on Mar. 28 at No. 6 singles.
2002-03: Was part of the Yellow Jacket singles lineup throughout the year, appearing in 13 dual matches . . . Played in the final 10 matches of the year, mainly in the Nos. 5 & 6 spots in the lineup . . . Won his final match of the season with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) decision over Auburn's Markus Schiller in the first round of the NCAA Championship . . . Appeared as high as No. 4 in the lineup, claiming a 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 win over Maryland's David Reichsfeld there on March 16 . . . First win of the spring came against Mercer's Subash Patel at No. 6 by a 6-4, 6-1 count . . . In the fall, advanced to the semifinals of the Georgia Tech Invitational "B" draw with a three-set win over Tennessee's Raul Martin by scores of 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-4 . . . Teamed with Joao Menano in doubles for much of the spring, compiling a 6-8 record, including a 5-5 mark at the No. 2 spot in the lineup . . . The duo's top win came in an 8-4 decision over Florida State's Mat Cloer and Laub on April 12.
High School/Junior Tennis: Lettered for three years while at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. . . . Played at both the No. 2 and No. 3 positions in the lineup during his prep career . . . Helped lead the team to a national championship in 2000 and three state championships in 2000-02 . . . Was an all-district selection by both the Miami Herald and the Sun Sentinel following both the 2001 and 2002 seasons . . . An all-around student-athlete, Rajevac earned honor roll distinction and graduated cum laude, receiving the Latin Award.
Personal: Full name is Marko Rajevac . . . Born April 21, 1984 . . . Son of Dragutin and Tijana Rajevac . . . Brother Vuk Rajevac played tennis for Rice University . . . Graduated in May, 2006 with a degree in management . . . Member of the Dean's List.
