Krystal Blanch

Photo by: Seth Seebaugh

Photo by: Seth Seebaugh

Photo by: Wes Wilson

Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Laurel Springs
Hometown:
Boca Raton, Fla.

Career Accolades:

ACC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6, 2024)

2026 (Redshirt Junior)
Competed in 23 matches during the spring season... Recorded six wins in singles, spending the majority of her time at the second singles spot... Defeated opponents in straight sets four times... Notched eight victories in doubles play, including four within ACC competition... Partnered with Aubrey Nisbet in third doubles for each of the team's final 13 contests... The pair picked up a 6-3 over Syracuse's Leena Bennetto/Constance Levivier during the second round of the 2026 ACC Championships

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 23 matches during the 2025 season for the Demon Deacons... Finished her second season of action with a 10-8 overall record across the fall and spring seasons... Recorded eight singles victories during dual match play, including a ranked win over No. 19 Catherine Aulia of Tennessee in the opening match of the season (6-2, 7-5)... Combined for 10 doubles victories during the spring season, all of which came alongside graduate student Makayla Mills at the first doubles position... Earned three ranked victories in doubles action, including wins over No. 42 Shaw/Parra Romero (Florida State), No. 71 Beckman/Matsuno (Notre Dame), and No. 80 Parravicini/Smejkalova (Clemson).

2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 15 matches during her first season of action as Deac...Named ACC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 6 after enjoying a dominant 6-1 doubles victory with senior Casie Wooten over Old Dominion's Alexandra Viktorovich/Allison Isaacs before clinching the match in singles with a comeback (1-6, 6-4, 6-3) win against Ulyana Romanova...Became the first Wake Forest individual to be named ACC Freshman of the Week since Eliza Omirou accomplished the feat on Feb. 27, 2018...Finished with seven combined doubles wins throughout the school year, five of which occurred in the spring...In addition to the Old Dominion win, added three singles victories as well, happening over Florida International and at Clemson...Played each of her singles matches at the No. 6 position within the Deacons' lineup.

2023 (Freshman)
Redshirted due to injury.

High School
Ranked No. 59 nationally in Juniors...Winner of 4 ITF singles tournaments...Earned seven WTA points...Won first ITF tournament at the age of 14...Received first WTA point at the age of 15.

Personal
Daughter of Ernesto Blanch and has three siblings -- Ulises (24), Dali (19), and Darwin (15)... Plans to focus her collegiate studies on Computer Science.