Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2012-13: Set school records for singles wins in a season (11), doubles wins in a season (12) and doubles winning percentage (.706) while playing primarily No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles. ... Finished season with 11-5 singles record and 12-5 doubles record with partner Justin Judd. ... Won in singles to clinch team wins at Oakland City University on March 30 and against Indiana University Southeast on April 20. ... Opened season with school-record seven-match doubles winning streak. ... Tied school record with five-match winning streak in singles. ... KIAC Player of the Week for weeks of March 25 and April 8.

2011-12: Played primarily No. 5 singles and No. 2 doubles for the Red Wolves. ... Posted five singles victories, including a 3-3 mark at No. 5 singles. ... Posted 3-1 singles record in Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matches. ... Recorded four doubles wins. ... Clinched team win for IU East against Saint Louis College of Pharmacy on April 14 with victory in first appearance at No. 2 singles. ... First IU East men's player to come back from a one-set deficit to win a match with three-set No. 3 singles victory against Berea College on March 25. ... Won in singles and doubles in IU East wins March 25 against Berea College, March 26 at Manchester College and April 16 against Central State University.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won No. 2 singles conference championship and was a first-team all-conference selection during senior season at Buchanan (Mich.) High School. ... Helped Buchanan win team regional championship as a junior.

ALL ABOUT DEREK

AREA OF STUDY: Accounting

WHY DEREK CHOSE IU EAST: The tennis program and the small campus life

MOST MEMORABLE TENNIS MOMENT: Winning regionals in 2009

PARENTS: Jeanne and Robert Blank

SIBLINGS: Courtney Stafford