Marco Paulo Castro

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Height:
6-1
Weight:
0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Uberlandia, Brazil
High School:
Inei COC

Awards

All-Summit (2016)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015)

2016-17: Compiled records of 5-16 in dual singles and 0-4 in Summit League play … was 1-12 at No. 2 and 4-4 at No. 3 … went 4-12 in dual doubles, 0-1 in Summit League action, was 2-7 at No.1, 1-2 at No. 2 and 1-3 at No. 3 … teamed with Elliot Ward for a record of 0-3 at No. 3 … also teamed with Jonny Higham with a 2-6 dual record and 0-1 in Summit League at No. 1.

2015-16: Finished 17-6 overall, 13-4 in dual matches, including 10-2 at No. 6, 3-1 at No. 5 and 0-1 at No. 3, and was 4-1 in Summit League action … ranked fifth in overall singles and first in No. 6 singles in The Summit League … singles wins ranked seventh and league singles victories tied for first on State’s single-season lists … won 13 of 16 matches from January to April, including five consecutive in February … 15 matches won in straight sets and was 2-2 in three-set matches … was 12-11 overall and 12-5 in dual action in doubles … teamed with Jonny Higham for records of 7-3 at No. 2, 1-2 at No. 1 and 3-0 at No. 3 doubles … duo went 3-1 in Summit League play and ranked second overall and at No. 2 doubles … finished second in team doubles wins and tied for third in individual in the single-season records … tied for third in individual Summit League doubles wins and tied for second in team wins.

2014-15: Finished 1-2 at singles during the dual season ... registered first collegiate dual victory against Tennessee State (3/10).

Before SDSU: Ranked as high as No. 22 and won multiple state and national tournaments throughout junior career ... won the Circuito Triangula Mineiro, Copa Minas de Tenis, Nacional Correlo de Tenis and placed second at the Etapa Uberlandia.