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Butler's 2018-19 male nominee for the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award
2019 All-BIG EAST First Team
2018 All-BIG EAST First Team
2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
2016 All-BIG EAST First Team
2016 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year

2018-19 (Senior Season): Selected All-BIG EAST first team by the conference's head coaches for the fourth consecutive season...won 28 singles matches on the season…posted a record of 20-6 at the No. 1 singles position in 2019…earned BIG EAST Tennis Player of the Week honors on Feb. 5 for his performance against Youngstown State and Marian…went 7-3 at the No. 1 doubles position with Ryan Roegner…posted an overall doubles record of 13-10…went 10-5 in doubles play during the fall season with Aviv Ben Shabat…advanced to the ITA Regional semifinals with Ben Shabat…reached the doubles final of Purdue Invitational with Ben Shabat…defeated #73 Kareem Allaf of Iowa 6-3, 4-6, 6-4…went 5-2 in BIG EAST singles matches at No. 1 position…clinched the Butler victory over Marquette (4/13) with a 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 victory…picked up two victories in the BIG EAST Tournament: defeated Stefan Suarez of Villanova in straight sets 7-5, 6-3…defeated Alvaro Verdu of Marquette 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.

2017-18 (Junior Season): Selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team for the third consecutive season...posted an 8-6 record at No. 1 singles and a 10-10 overall record during the spring season...in the No. 1 doubles spot, Dragos and partner Aviv Ben Shabat notched a 12-4 record...went 10-7 in singles play during the fall for an overall singles record of 20-17...including fall play, finished with a 22-10 mark in doubles action.

2016-17 (Sophomore Season): All-BIG EAST selection for the second consecutive season (chosen by the league's coaches)...helped Butler to the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament team title...he and Mikheil Khmiadashvili were chosen to participate in the 2017 NCAA Doubles Championships, the first Butler players to be selected for an NCAA individual championship event...at the NCAA Doubles Championships, the Butler duo lost to a nationally-ranked team from Ole Miss in the opening round...the duo finished the season ranked in the Top 10 within their ITA region...had a 26-10 singles record, including a 9-4 mark in the fall...went 17-6 during the spring season, playing nine matches at No. 2 and 13 at No. 3...he and Khmiadashvili posted a 13-3 doubles mark over the combined fall and spring seasons...went 9-8 in other doubles matches, playing 16 of those with Spencer Lang...won No. 2 singles matches against both Georgetown and Marquette as part of the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament.

2015-16 (Freshman Season): Dragos will go down in BU history as the first men's tennis player to earn All-BIG EAST honors... Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year while also being selected to the All-BIG EAST Team by the league's coaches...Became just the seventh men's tennis player in program history to earn Freshman or Newcomer of the Year honors... Posted a 12-11 overall record playing primarily at the top of the lineup... Went 7-6 at the No. 1 spot and 5-4 when playing at No. 2... Rounded out his season with an 0-1 mark at No. 3 Singles... Went 2-1 during the conference season, with victories against Marquette and Xavier... Defeated Daniel Fernandez of Marquette 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 and claimed another No. 1 win at Xavier with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Zach Mueck...Top performer in doubles competition... Spent a majority of the season playing alongside Mikheil Khmiadashvili to post a 9-9 record... The duo went 9-6 at No. 1, 0-2 at No. 2 and 0-1 at No. 3... Dragos ended his freshman season with a 10-9 mark in doubles action by also playing with Spencer Lang against Marian. The tandem won 6-1 at No. 2.