Which home men's basketball game are you most excited about attending?
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Edio Castanhel
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Previous Affiliations
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Colegio Energia
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Previous Experience
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Hometown
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Criciuma, Brazil
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Courtesy: GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com
Release: 10/06/2008
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Fall 2009: Saw action in the GSU Invitational, Seminole Invitational and UNF Invite • Picked up a win in the season-opening GSU Invite over teammate Sebastien Felt, 7-6(4),6-1 • Teamed with Alain Garrido, Sebastien Felt and Justin Flynn in doubles • With Garrido, tandem went 2-0 garnering wins over The Citadel and Kennesaw State • Won the “B” draw of the GSU Invite defeating Kennesaw State’s Bouttell/Ozdemir, 8-5.
2008-09: Had an outstanding freshman campaign posting an overall singles mark of 15-12 with a 7-2 SoCon ledger • Competed between the five and six seeds in singles play • Recorded an 8-1 mark at No.6 • Tied for second on the team with most wins at 15 • Clinched the first dual match of the season over Hampton, dropping only one game en route to the straight set victory • Also clinched the Chattanooga match with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Rick van de Bovenkamp • Was undefeated in tiebreakers with a 3-0 record • Went undefeated in the month of April, going 7-0, to close out the season on a seven match win streak • Opened his collegiate debut with a strong fall tournament campaign • Defeated eventual conference foe Derek Dickey of The Citadel in the Georgia Southern Invite with a striking 6-1,6-4 mark • Reached the semifinals of the GSU Invite • Partnered mainly with Alain Garrido in doubles action • En route to the quarterfinals of the UNC Fall Invitational, Eagle duo dominated #13 North Carolina’s Maclane Wilkinson and Taylor Meyer, 9-8(3).
Prep: Graduated in 2006 from Colégio Energia • Was No.1 in the state Santa Catarina five years in a row • Ranked in the Top 10 in Brazil for three years • Was coached by Larri Parros his last year • Larri Parros coached Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil's former World No.1 professional tennis player and three-time French Open Champion.
Personal: Born March 12, 1989 in Criciuma, Brazil • Son of Edio and Carmen Castanhel • Majoring in Economics and Spanish.
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