Reporter Michelle Sandstrom submitted the following Q&A session she had with tennis player Derek Thomas last week.
Getting to know the Athlete: 
Q: What is your name?
A: Derek Thomas.
Q: How Old are you and What year in school?
A: I am sixteen and I am a Junior.
Q: Where were you born?
A: Okinawa, Japan.
Q: How long have you lived here?
A: I have lived here for sixteen years.
The Sport:
Q: What sport to you play?
A: Tennis.
Q: How long have you been playing?
A: two years.
Q: Do you play singles or doubles?
A: I play singles, on Varsity the top four play singles.
Q: Describe a practice for me .
A: I play a lot of practice matches and we practice our serves a lot.
Q: What do you enjoy about it?
A: Tennis is a life long sport, it is enjoyable, and I like the aspect of a team.
Q: Will you be playing Tennis next year? How about for college?
A: hopefully…YES!
Q: Any icon tennis players? I’ve heard of this one guy Andy something!
A: yeah Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi.
Q: What is your coaches name?
A: Horace Mells.
Q: How do you like him?
A: He is fun and interesting, and he is an inspirational coach with a love for the game like I have never seen.
Q: What got you into the sport?
A: My friend’s mother told me I should try out for the team.
Q: How are you personally doing this season?
A: Since my shoulder injury, I haven’t been too happy with my games.
Q: What are your goals this season and next season?
A: Our division tournament is coming up and I hope my shoulder can hold out, I want to do the best that I can.
Outside of Tennis:
Q: What do you do outside of tennis (work, friends, family, girlfriend) ?
A: I work at Their Place Children’s Center, and when I’m not working I hangout with friends and I always have homework.
Q: Are you excited for Homecoming?
A: The game yes; I have high expectations for our team, as for the dance I am not attending but I hope everyone else has fun!
Q: Do you have a date?
A: Nope.
Q: What are your plans?
A: Hopefully I get to hangout with some friends.
A: Derek Thomas.
Q: How Old are you and What year in school?
A: I am sixteen and I am a Junior.
Q: Where were you born?
A: Okinawa, Japan.
Q: How long have you lived here?
A: I have lived here for sixteen years.
The Sport:
Q: What sport to you play?
A: Tennis.
Q: How long have you been playing?
A: two years.
Q: Do you play singles or doubles?
A: I play singles, on Varsity the top four play singles.
Q: Describe a practice for me .
A: I play a lot of practice matches and we practice our serves a lot.
Q: What do you enjoy about it?
A: Tennis is a life long sport, it is enjoyable, and I like the aspect of a team.
Q: Will you be playing Tennis next year? How about for college?
A: hopefully…YES!
Q: Any icon tennis players? I’ve heard of this one guy Andy something!
A: yeah Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi.
Q: What is your coaches name?
A: Horace Mells.
Q: How do you like him?
A: He is fun and interesting, and he is an inspirational coach with a love for the game like I have never seen.
Q: What got you into the sport?
A: My friend’s mother told me I should try out for the team.
Q: How are you personally doing this season?
A: Since my shoulder injury, I haven’t been too happy with my games.
Q: What are your goals this season and next season?
A: Our division tournament is coming up and I hope my shoulder can hold out, I want to do the best that I can.
Outside of Tennis:
Q: What do you do outside of tennis (work, friends, family, girlfriend) ?
A: I work at Their Place Children’s Center, and when I’m not working I hangout with friends and I always have homework.
Q: Are you excited for Homecoming?
A: The game yes; I have high expectations for our team, as for the dance I am not attending but I hope everyone else has fun!
Q: Do you have a date?
A: Nope.
Q: What are your plans?
A: Hopefully I get to hangout with some friends.
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