2012: Picked up a second-team all-OVC honor during his freshman campaign... started the season at No. 2 but was quickly moved to No. 3 and thrived... joined the squad at the beginning of 2012 and took a few matches to get acclimated, losing three of his first four competitions... after Feb. 19, went 10-2 to end the rest of the season... In four matches from April 1 through April 7, won all four while losing only eleven total sets... defeated Eastern Kentucky's Philip Janz 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) on April 14, then defeated Janz again (6-2, 6-4) to close out the season against EKU at the OVC Championships... teamed with OVC Player of the Year Sean Bailey to form a strong doubles duo... The duo went 9-10, including 5-3 in the OVC... won three straight OVC doubles matches against EIU (8-2), TSU (8-3) and Jacksonville State (8-7).

Previously: Had exceptional junior career playing throughout Eastern Europe... had an 11-13 tournament singles record, along with a 24-9 tournament doubles mark... career-best ranking of 391 came in Jan. 2010... advanced to semifinals at 2009 Neocom Open, his best singles finish... also made three quarterfinal appearances... won five doubles championships... the first came at the 2009 Neocom Open... needed two tiebreakers for a doubles title at the 2009 ASOpen... won the 2009 Dema Cup and 2008 Jug Open doubles championships in straight sets... played in various Futures events on the ITF Men's Circuit, finishing with a 5-11 mark.

Personal: The son of Cedomir Ristovski and Gorica Ristovska... born Jan. 5, 1992.