Derek Porter

Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coral Springs, FL
High School:
Boca Raton Prep, FL

General -- Stands 6-0 and weighs 190 pounds...candidate for All-ACC honors this season... was born April 4, 1984 in Medford, N.J....the son of Ron and Doris Porter...has one brother...nicknamed "Rock"...his father Ron was a professional football player with the Eagles, Colts and Vikings and was a teammate of UNC head football coach John Bunting in Philadelphia...a linebacker, he played in two Super Bowls.

Fall 2005 - defeated Cal's Daniel Sebescen and Illinois' Ruben Gonzales at the Napa Valley Challenge.

As a Junior - Advanced to the 3rd round of the ITA Mideast Regional...Won seven dula matches in a row in straight sets...in four of those wins, lost only a total of three games...won 22 straight games in wins over Ryan Mills and Dmitry Babenko (USC)...defeated Duke's Charles Brezac and FSU's Chris Westerhof in Carolina run to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.

As a Sophomore - Played most of the season in the No. 2 and 3 singles spots...advanced to the Rd. of 16 at the ACC Indoor Championships, falling to teammate Nick Monroe, 7-6(10), 7-6(0)....defeated three NC State players (Taylor, Shaw, Banada) to win the UNC Winter Round Robin...at the No. 2 spot, won the final point for UNC against Wake Forest to keep Carolina a perfect 5-0 in the ACC.

As a Freshman - Had an outstanding freshman year...named All-ACC...was 7-3 at No. 4 singles in dual match play...won four of six three-set matches...won his first seven dual matches in singles...won the match-clinching victory as the Tar Heels upset No. 11 Auburn...started his first collegiate dual match, defeating UGA's Jason Varella 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in UNC's 5-2 upset over No. 20 Georgia...rallied to win three times after losing the first set...won the Groot Memorial Invitational by defeating teammate Jonathan Janda in the finals.

Prep -- Graduated in June 2002 from Boca Raton Preparatory...played golf, basketball, baseball, soccer and tennis there...captained the tennis team his senior year...was named first-team All-State in tennis all four years...captained the basketball team as a senior and was named to All-District squad...also captained the soccer team for four years...was the leading goal scorer as a junior and senior in Division IIA high school soccer in the state...named to Who's Who In America...won the championship at the National Open in El Paso in April 2001...played on Florida State high school championship teams in 2000 and 2001, going 50-0 and voted No. 1 high school team in the U.S.

Personal Information:

Full Name: Derek Michael Porter
College Major: Communications
Athlete most admired: Peter Korda
Post-school ambition: Succeeding
Favorite Movie: Good Fellas
Favorite Food:Steak
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence On Your Athletic Career: my father
Favorite TV Show: SportsCenter
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