Derek DiFazio
Derek DiFazio

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Smithtown, NY

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 181

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Management

In 2009-10:
Singles:
• Played number-one singles for the Tigers his junior year
• Finished the year with a 12-7 record overall, 7-15 in dual matches
• Had a 1-10 mark in ACC matches
• Finished the year with a 16-10 record overall, 10-8 in dual competition
• Had a 29-38 record in sets played and a 4-5 slate in three-set matches
• Accumulated a 5-5 mark in tie breakers
• Finished the year with a 7-6 record in home matches
• Had a 5-2 slate during the fall competition
Doubles:
• Finished the year with a 16-10 record overall
• Had a 10-8 mark in dual matches
• Started at number-one doubles.
• Teamed with Rok Bizjak and the pair had a 6-3 record overall, and a 5-3 mark in dual matches
• Also teamed with Gera Boryachinskiy and the duo finished the season ranked 57th in the ITA Doubles poll

In 2008-09:
Singles:
• Finished the year with a 6-3 record overall
• Had a 3-3 mark in dual matches.
• For the season, he had a 2-0 record at number-four singles and a 1-3 mark at number-six singles
Doubles:
• Had a 3-4 record in doubles and a 2-2 mark in dual matches
• Recorded a 2-2 record at number-three doubles with Ike Belk

In 2007-08:
Singles:
• Finished the season with a 19-19 record
• Had a 14-13 record in dual matches and a 2-5 mark in ACC matches
• Recorded a 43-43 record in sets played and a 5-5 slate in three-set matches
• Finished with a 5-4 record in home matches and a 11-9 record in matches played at neutral sites
• Played most of his singles matches at the number-five position
• Had a 5-8 record at the number-five slot for the year
• Finished the season with a 6-4 record at number-six singles
• Moved up and had a 2-1 mark at number-four singles and a 1-0 ledger at number-three
Doubles:
• Finished the year with a 16-23 record overall and a 15-13 in dual matches
• Played 21 matches at number-one doubles
• Had a 4-3 mark with Rok Bizjak and a 7-6 mark with Ike Belk
• DiFazio and Gera Boryachinskiy had a 1-0 mark at number-one doubles, the pair had a 3-2 record overall

Before Clemson:
• Ranked number-one in the East in Singles
• National Champion in doubles in junior tennis

Personal:
• Born June 23, 1989
• Majoring in business

DiFazio Career Stats
Singles
Doubles
Year
Sets
3SM
TB
ACC
Dual
Overall
Pct.
Overall
Pct.
2008
43-43
5-5
3-6
2-5
14-13
19-19
.500
16-23
.410
2009
14-8
2-2
0-1
0-0
3-3
6-3
.667
3-4
.429
2010
29-38
4-5
5-5
1-10
7-15
12-17
.413
16-10
.615
Total
91-89
11-12
8-12
3-15
24-31
37-39
.487
35-37
.486

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