Tarleton State University Athletics

WAC Freshman of the Year (2025) 
All-WAC First Team (2025) 
All-WAC Tournament Team (2025)
WAC Singles Player of the Week (Feb. 4, 2025)

Freshman (2024-25): 
Capped off her first year as a Texan with WAC Freshman of the Year, All-WAC First Team and All-WAC Tournament Team honors … Led the Texans in singles (15) and doubles wins (13) in 2025 … Second freshman in the last two years to clinch the conference's Freshman of the Year award (Emma Persson, 2023) … Competed at the No. 2 (1-0), No. 3 (2-2), No. 4 (6-1), and No. 5 (6-1) singles spots … Saw action on the No. 2 (2-1) and No. 3 (11-3) doubles spots … Collected six bagels (6-0 sets) in 2025, including one to clinch the match against eventual WAC champion GCU … Became the first Tarleton State freshman in the Division I Era to win her first six singles matches and defeat a Power 4 opponent (at Houston, Feb. 2) … Named WAC Singles Player of the Week on Feb. 4 … Helped the Texans knock off eventual WAC champion, GCU (4/4), with a three-set come-from-behind win on Court 5, winning the final six games to clinch the match … Helped the Texans clinch the doubles point in the WAC Semifinals with Clara Sobius, knocking off UT Arlington (4/18) on Court 3 … Obtained her final bagel of the season at the WAC Tournament to clinch a straight sets win on Court 5 against UT Arlington (4/18) … Finished as a doubles finalist in the consolation bracket of the 2024 ITA Texas Regional Championships with Ximena Morales … Recipient of the university's Freshman Leadership Award.

High School:
Trained in Seville, Spain before coming to Stephenville ... Graduated from Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California, owning a 4.28 GPA ...  Was ranked as high of a No. 372 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Rankings ... Took first place in doubles in the J3 Santo Domingo in 2021 ... Also took first in singles in the J4 Leiria, second in singles in the J4 Santo Domingo, second in doubles in the J4 Santo Domingo, second in doubles in the J4 Guatemala, and first in doubles in the J5 Santo Domingo. 

Personal:
Has played tennis since she was three years-old ... Owns three nationalities (Dominican/American/Spanish), represents the Dominican Republic ... Currently speaks three different languages ... Daughter of Orquidea Rodriguez and Cristobal Castano ... Born February 14.