Fall 05: Finished 1-2 in the MVC fall championship...defeated Eve Rusdianto of Drake 7-6 (5), 6-4...doubles team record with Palovic was 0-3.

2004-05:Went 7-5 in the fall while pairing up with Amanda Taillefer for a 3-4 record in doubles and Zuzana Palovic for an 1-2 record...went 7-9 in singles matches throughout the spring...teamed with Tana Trapani for a 4-3 doubles record.

2003-04: Recorded a 3-9 record at the No. 2 singles position during the fall season and posted a 9-13 record in the spring... teamed up with Jessica Knitter to claim a 5-6 record in No. 1 doubles during the fall season and a 15-16 record in the spring.

2002-2003: Joined the Salukis and her sister, Alejandra Blanco, from below the southern border...quickly stepped into the number two singles spot and tallied a 11-23 record...teamed up with Alejandra Blanco and Sophie Bedard to record a 13-19 mark in doubles.

Prior to SIU: Placed in the top-five at the Mexican National Olympic games all four years, winning the gold medal as a freshman...was All-State Champion in both her freshman and sophomore years...finished second in both singles and doubles at the Clay Court National in her sophomore year, and was singles champion as a junior...played on the Caribbean and Central America Tour as a junior and senior...was ranked in the top-10 nationally all four years, cracking the top-five in her junior and senior years, ranked third and fourth respectivly...was ranked 233rd in singles in the 2001-02 International Tennis Federation Rankings...also participated in volleyball, track, aerobics, and dance.

Personal: Majors in TV/Radio Broadcasting...full name is Maria Ines Blanco...born on April 18, 1983...daughter of Guillermo and Beatriz Blanco Calderon.

Favorites:
Tennis player - Roger Federer
Movie - 21 Grams
Music - Bob Marley
Food - Mexican
Book - Only Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Sport other than tennis - Soccer
Vacation spot - The globe
Hobby - Traveling