USF Athletics

2010-11: Compiled an 8-6 dual match record and an 18-9 overall record ... Played primarily at No. 3 during the season but saw action at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 ... Helped the Bulls advance to the BIG EAST semifinals with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Marquette in the conference tournament quarterfinals ... Earned a 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 3 to put the Bulls past No. 71 Iowa ... Won 7-6, 6-0 at No. 3 in USF's win over No. 34 Florida State ... Opened the season on a five-match winning streak in which he dropped only 14 games ... Played with six different doubles partners throughout the season (13-18), but played his last 17 matches with Yannick Yoshizawa at either No. 1 or No. 2, compiling an 8-9 record.

2009-10: Played primarily in the No. 4 singles position for the Bulls...Went 7-10 in dual matches and 10-14 overall...Helped seal the 4-2 victory for the Bulls in their match against St. Johns in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championships with his 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 singles victory over Pavel Cerny...Helped the Bulls earn a 5-2 victory over BIG EAST opponent DePaul on March 24 with his 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 singles victory over Matija Palinic...Teamed up with freshman Peter Frank in the No. 3 doubles position and together the duo went 1-6 in dual matches.

2008-09: Had an up and down debut with the Bulls in his sophomore year but began to play his best tennis down the Bulls stretch run ending the season on a three match winning streak in his last six matches... He held leads in the three matches that went unfinished... Was up a set and up 5-4 in the second vs. Auburn’s  Milan Kmjetin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... Compiled 7-8 dual match record and 17-10 overall in his rookie campaign... His win 6-1, 6-1 over DePaul’s Bartosz Jozwiak clinched the match giving the Bulls their first BIG EAST Tournament title... Went 2-0 in USF Winter Invitational... Went 3-0 in the USF Fall Invitational ... Reached the round of 16 in the 2008 Southern Intercollegiate.

Prep: Ranked No. 4 in French junior rankings

Personal: Full name Romain Deridder... nickname is “Rom”... Born April 2 1988 in Grenoble, France...
One brother, Sebastien, 26... Enjoys soccer golf, cinema and listening to music.