That year he made it to the semi-finals of the US Open, defeating Cliff Swain in the Round of 16 and Chris Crowther in the quarter finals before losing to Derek Robinson in four games.

[2] Vanderson was on Team USA five times, highlighted by winning the World Championship in Men's Doubles with Mike Dennison in 2004,[3] when they defeated Javier Moreno and Polo Gutierrez of Mexico in the final in Anyang, South Korea.

[4] Vanderson was a silver medalist in singles at the 2006 World Championships[5] in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, losing to fellow American Jack Huczek in the final.

[6] Vanderson also played singles for USA in the 2005 Pan Am Championships in Caracas, Venezuela, where he lost in the quarter finals to Mexican Gilberto Meija.

[8] Vanderson graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 2003 with a degree in business, and currently resides in Tampa, Florida.