Maksym Bartiuk Class: Junior Hometown: Ukraine High School: Specialised School No. 76 Height / Weight: 6-1 / 165

2011: Finished the spring with a record of 17-9 at the Nos. 1 and 2 position, tying for team lead in wins ... Career-high in spring wins ... Was 5-2 at No. 2 ... Accumulated five wins in doubles with Maksym Lagutin as well ... Finished 15 of his victories in straight sets ... Defeated Dayton's Robert Salcedo in dominating fashion, 6-2, 6-0, in season opener (Jan. 22) ... Earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory Feb. 11 against Western Illinois ... Had a five-match win streak from March 14-23 ... Between Feb. 18 and April 1, won 10 of his 12 matches played ... Won two matches in Mid-American Conference play.

2010 Spring Season: Boasted a team-best 13-6 singles record at the No. 1 position ... Named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week on April 14 ...Started off to a 3-0 start in MAC singles matches, with two of those decisions coming in straight-sets ... The only MAC freshman to havestartedat theNo. 1 singles spotin the 2010season ... Won 10-straight singles matches, dating back to Feb. 12 ... Won six-of the lastnine doubles matches at the No. 2 position ... Played all three doubles slots, recorded a 11-12 overall record.

Prior to NIU: Signed at Northern Illinois in December 2009 ... The champion of Ukraine in both doubles and singles ... Garnered an individual European Tennis Association (ETA) ranking as high as No. 98, and saw his International Tennis Federation (ITF) ranking climb to No. 855 ... Was a member of the Ukranian National Team.

Personal: Born on Nov. 29, 1990 in Kyiv, Ukraine ... Son of Volodymyr and Elena Bartiuk ... Graduated from high school in May 2007 ... Admires Roger Federer, Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps ... Lists computer games, basketball, the rubik's cube and technology as his hobbies ... Majoring in corporate communications.