Martina Zerulo

Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Alessandro Volta Bari
Hometown:
Manfredonia, Italy

Graduate (2021-2022): Went 13-4 in singles matches in her first season at OSU… primarily played from the third spot, going 12-3… went 5-2 in Big 12 play… partnered with Mhai Sawangkaew and Oona Orpana in doubles, going 12-7… recognized as a member of the All-Big 12 second team… chosen as an ITA Scholar-Athlete… competed in NCAA Doubles Championships with Mhai Sawangkaew as her partner… the duo was ranked 75^th in the nation and reached the Sweet 16.

Senior (2020-21): Did not compete her first season in Stillwater.

Junior (2019-2020): Freshman at the University of Arkansas… competed at the No.1 and No. 2 singles positions… reached a singles ranking of No.112 in the nation and highlighted her singles competition with a win over No.53 ranked Sabina Machalova of Ole Miss, 6-0 6-4 … had singles wins over Arizona, Wichita State, Ole Miss and Missouri before the season came to a halt … played exclusively at the No. 2 doubles spot ... compiled a doubles record of 4-3 for the spring partnered with Jackie Carr highlighted by a 6-3 win over Iamachkine and Olsen from the No. 6 nationally ranked Pepperdine at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Malibu ... received All-SEC second-team honors … was awarded the 2020 University of Arkansas service-over-self honor for her contribution to community service throughout the year … also excelled in the classroom and made both the AD’s list and SEC Academic honor roll in the spring of 2020.

Sophomore (2018-19): Sophomore at the University of Arkansas… opened non-conference play with a six-match win streak, which included a victory over No.9 OSU’s Bunyawi Thamchaiwat at the no.1 singles spot … her singles win provided the Razorbacks with one of the four singles points in their 4-3 upset of the Cowgirls … Zerulo snagged a win over the No.12 ITA ranked Ida Jarlskog 6-2 6-3, of Florida … her next singles win came against No. 97 Macken Middlebrooks in a tight 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over the Missouri Tiger … picked up another ranked singles win when she defeated Texas A&M’s 50^th-ranked Katya Townsend, 1-6 6-4 6-3 … also picked up a victory over Ole Miss’ Sabina Machalova, 6-4 1-6 6-4, following which she rose to No.104 in ITA singles rankings … she would log a victory over Tennessee’s No. 65 Sadie Hammond, 6-0 6-3, which saw her rise to No. 88 in the rankings … finished her final regular season conference match with a victory over No.113 Jaeda Daniel from Auburn, 6-3 6-0 … competed primarily at the No.1 spot for the Razorbacks and accumulated an impressive 12-4 record at the top of the lineup … her total singles record for the spring was 14-8 on the singles court, including six wins against ranked opponents … finished the season with a final singles ranking of No. 87 and earned second-team All-SEC honors … was named to the Dean’s List (champions list) for the 2018 Fall semester as well as being listed on the SEC Academic-Honors Roll Spring of 2019.

Freshman (2017-18): Freshman at the University of Arkansas … went on to compete for the Hogs on three more occasions and highlighted the spring with a victory over Alannah Griffin from Auburn, 6-4 6-3, at the No.6 singles position … split her time in the singles lineup competing at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions … also made appearances in the doubles lineup at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions … partnered with Agne Cepelyte and Tatum Rice and picked up a big win when partnered with Rice against Jaeda Daniel and Madeline Meredith from Auburn 6-4 at the No.2 spot.

Before OSU: Seven time Italian Junior National Championships winner… has two ITF Junior Tournament victories… played with the Italian national team.