Player Profile: Marc Collado CastellsPlayer Profile: Marc Collado Castells

Player Profile: Marc Collado Castells

Jan. 15, 2014

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Each week throughout the 2014 spring season, we will feature a member of the Penn State men's tennis team in our "Player Profile" series. This week, we feature freshman Marc Collado Castells (Barcelona, Spain). Collado Castells went 8-6 this fall in singles and 6-3 in doubles, while competing at the ITA All-American Championships, Wake Forest Invite, Big Ten Singles Championships and William & Mary Invitational. The Nittany Lions open their spring schedule next weekend, January 24-26, when they host William & Mary on Friday at 3 p.m. and St. John's on Sunday at noon.

Year: Freshman

Major: Engineering

Hometown: Barcelona, Spain

Favorite place to go in your hometown: Montjuïc

Siblings: Guille and Àlex

Why did you come to Penn State? Great opportunity to play tennis at a high level and to study at such a university like this.

What are your plans after you graduate? Go back to Barcelona and play pro tennis

How long have you been playing tennis? Since I was 6 years old.

Nicknames: None

Pregame rituals/superstitions: I don't have any.

Hobbies: soccer, basketball... all kind of sports. Watch movies

Hidden Talent/Something people don't know about you: Not sure

Favorite place to eat on campus: The mix

Favorite place to eat off campus: Chipotle

Favorite TV Show: Prison Break

Favorite Cartoon Character: Peter Griffin

Favorite Movie: Law Abiding Citizen

Favorite Actor and Actress: Kevin Spacey / Jennifer Aniston

Favorite sport to play/watch(other than tennis): Soccer

Favorite team: F.C.Barcelona

Favorite non-tennis athlete: LeBron James

Who is the funniest person on the team? Ramy Labna

What song do you listen to most? "All Me" - Drake

If you were a rapper, what would your name be? Not sure

How do you pass time on road trips? Sleeping

What are you most looking forward to this season? Playing in the NCAA National Championship