Honors: First Team All-Big Ten (2019)...
Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2014, 2015, 2016) ... 2015 Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Three-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Southland Conference Freshman of the Year (2014) ... Two-time Southland Conference Player of the Week ... Freshman of the Year by Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) ... LSWA Women’s Tennis First Team
2018-19 Singles
Finished the season with a 25-11 overall record, including 10-7 in dual play...played each match in the No. 1 slot...posted seven wins against nationally ranked opponents, the lowest ranked win during the spring season coming in the first round of the NCAA Tournament versus Syracuse's No. 14 Gabriela Knutson...prior to the spring season, defeated No. 20 Mariana Petrei from Idaho, No. 19 Alle Sanford from North Carolina and No. 11 Carla Touly from FSU en route to a runner-up finish in the ITA Women's All-American Tournament back draw...ended the season ranked No. 88...spent the entire season in top 90.
2018-19 Doubles
Held a 14-8 doubles record, including 5-3 in conference play...played most matches at No. 3 position with Christina Zordani...prior to season played six matches with Lexi Keberle, going 3-3...played in six matches with Anna Makarova in No. 1 slot, going 4-2.
2017-18 Singles
Ended the season with a 19-11 singles mark, including 8-6 in the dual season … played No. 2 singles for Wisconsin … went 5-3 in singles during the Big Ten season and 1-1 against nationally-ranked opponents, defeating Ohio State's 97th-ranked Shiori Fukuda, 7-6, 6-2, on 4/8/18.
2017-18 Doubles:
Held a 16-15 doubles record, including 5-10 in the dual season … played four matches in the No. 1 slot with MaryAnn Rompf, four with Lexi Keberle and one with Melissa Pick … played two matches with Melissa Pick in the No. 2 slot and four in the No. 3 slot with Michelle Linden all in spring competition … went 2-1 against nationally-ranked opponents with partner Lexi Keberle, knocking off 44th-ranked Sasha Belaya/Daniela Novak of Illinois, 6-3, on 4/15/18.
2016-17
Did not participate for Wisconsin in 2016-17 due to transfer rules
2015-16 (at Kansas State)
Tallied a mark of 13-13 in singles action, including an 8-11 record in dual play ... played primarly No. 1 singles for the Wildcats, going 5-10 in that spot ... owned an 11-8 mark in doubles competition, including a 3-0 mark in Big 12 play ... played at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles ... went 8-2 (3-0 in Big 12) with partner Palma Juhasz.
2014-15 (at Kansas State)
Competed in just three duals in an injury-shortened spring season … was 2-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles … played in the No. 1 position in both singles and doubles … helped K-State upend No. 74 UC Irvine on 1/24 by winning her singles (6-1, 6-2 vs. Sarah Gong) and doubles (7-6 [8-6] vs. Ali Facey/Kat Facey) … played all doubles alongside Palma Juhasz … lone loss in doubles was at No. 1 UCLA (2-6 vs. Robin Anderson/Jennifer Brady) … completed fall season with a 7-5 record ... reached the semifinals of the ITA Central Regional ... tallied a 4-4 fall record in doubles play with Juhasz ... won two doubles matches at the ITA Central Regional (10/17-19) … granted a medical hardship waiver by the Big 12 and NCAA after the season.
2013-14 (at McNeese State)
Named Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) ... named to the LSWA Women's Tennis First Team ... named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year ... Two-time Southland Conference Player of the Week recipient ... played in the No. 2 position in the singles lineup ... achieved a singles record of 18-3, including a 12-0 mark in Southland Conference matches ... recorded a 13-6 doubles record, playing at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions ... competed in Rice Invitational and won her bracket at the no. 3 singles ... won her second tournament playing at No. 1 singles at the UL-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Women's Tennis Classic ... at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships, she advanced to the round of 16 in the singles main draw.
Junior Career
Achieved a Top 50 ranking in the U-16 category of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour ... won the mix doubles regional championship ... finished with a 13-2 career record in doubles play and achieved three wins in singles action on the tour ... won a singles match and two doubles matches in the ITF Pro Circuit main draw of the ATP/WTA Tour.
Personal
Parents are Ludovico and Ivana ... has two siblings, Andrea and Edoardo ... majoring in agricultural business management and food science.
Castellano's Career Singles Records
| Season |
Overall |
Dual |
Tour. |
|
Conf. |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
No. 4 |
No. 5 |
No. 6 |
| 2013-14 (McNeese St.) |
19-4 |
19-4 |
-- |
|
0-1 |
19-3 |
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--- |
--- |
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| 2014-15 (K-State) |
9-5 |
2-0 |
7-5 |
|
0-0 |
2-0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| 2015-16 (K-State) |
13-13 |
8-11 |
5-2 |
|
1-4 |
5-10 |
3-1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| 2017-18 (Wisconsin) |
19-11 |
8-6 |
11-5 |
|
5-3 |
--- |
8-6 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| 2018-19 (Wisconsin) |
25-11 |
15-7 |
10-4 |
|
4-5 |
15-7 |
-- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
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| Career |
85-44 |
52-28 |
33-16 |
|
10-13 |
41-20 |
11-7 |
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--- |
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Castellano's Career Doubles Records
| Season |
Overall |
Dual |
Tour. |
|
Conf. |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
| 2013-14 (McNeese St.) |
14-7 |
14-7 |
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|
8-2 |
12-6 |
2-1 |
--- |
| 2014-15 (K-State) |
6-5 |
2-1 |
4-4 |
|
0-0 |
2-1 |
--- |
--- |
| 2015-16 (K-State) |
11-8 |
9-4 |
2-4 |
|
3-0 |
--- |
2-1 |
7-3 |
| 2017-18 (Wisconsin) |
16-15 |
5-10 |
11-5 |
|
3-6 |
4-5 |
0-2 |
1-3
|
| 2018-19 (Wisconsin) |
14-8 |
14-6 |
2-2 |
|
5-3 |
5-3 |
2-2 |
5-1
|
| Career |
61-43 |
44-28 |
19-15 |
|
19-11 |
23-15 |
6-6 |
13-7 |
