He attended Virginia Commonwealth University on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1996. A four-year letterman on the Rams’ men’s tennis team, Boris is currently ninth in school history with 75 career singles wins.
Tied for third in doubles victories with 66, he was paired with Jonas Elmblad on 37 of them, also third all-time. A back injury ended Boris’ tennis aspirations, but he was quickly signed as a model and, soon after, entered acting. In 1995, he was featured in TLC’s music video for “Red Light Special.”
