Alexis Casati joined the Georgia Tech women’s tennis program in September 2020. She arrived on The Flats after a stay at SMU. She begins her third season in 2022-23.
Her second season on The Flats saw Georgia Tech make its 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, reaching the second round. Four Yellow Jackets earned at-large bids to the NCAA Doubles Championship – doubles teams Carol Lee & Kate Sharabura, and Kylie Bilchev & Ava Hrasar – all earning ITA All-American status at the end of the season. Bilchev and Hrastar earned the honor by making a run to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, while Lee and Sharabura finished the season ranked No. 5. All four Jackets also earned all-ACC accolades, led by first-team selection Lee.
In her first season with the Yellow Jackets, Casati helped guide Tech to its 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament round of 16. The Jackets reached the round of 16 defeating Georgia Southern and North Florida in regional action at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex. Two Jackets were named ITA All-Americans at the end of the season in seniors Kenya Jones and Victoria Flores. Additionally, Jones was tabbed an all-ACC first team selection, while Flores picked up all-ACC second team honors. Tech finished the season with a 20-11 overall record and went 8-5 against ACC opponents, earning the No. 6-seed in the ACC Tournament. Tech defeated Virginia Tech, NC State and Miami in tournament action to secure its seventh appearance in the ACC Championship title match.
Casati spent the 2019-20 season at SMU as a volunteer coach where she helped the Mustangs to a 9-5 record (2-1 American) before the season was shortened due to the Covid-19 pandemic. SMU opened the season with a six-match win streak under first-year head coach Jeff Nevolo and was capped with Jackie Nylander earning Texas Region Rookie of the Year honors.
Prior to arriving at SMU, Casati served as the assistant coach at Western Michigan for two seasons. During her stint with the Broncos, Casati tutored four student-athletes to all-MAC honors, and helped guide WMU to an impressive 2018-19 season, finishing third in the MAC after recording only two conference wins in 2017-18. WMU turned in a 12-11 overall record in 2018, its best mark since 2016, and went 11-3 at home.
Casati also helped recruit WMU’s 2018 fall recruiting class, the best class since 2014 and the biggest in program history. During her first season with WMU, the Broncos went 11-13 overall, including a 9-3 home record, and had two players earn all-MAC second team honors. Additionally, Denise Azcui became the second Bronco in program history to be named the ITA Division I Midwest Regional Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership & Sportsmanship Award recipient.
A native of Deerfield, Ill., Casati was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Illinois, finishing with a career singles mark of 67-47 playing mainly at No. 1 and No. 2. She earned all-Big Ten honors her sophomore season and was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten recipient. Casati was named team captain twice and was a three-time MVP. She finished her freshman season with a 30-10 overall singles mark, tying the Illinois freshman record for singles win in a season.
Casati graduated from Illinois in May of 2017 with a degree in journalism. She earned a master’s degree in sports management from Western Michigan in 2019.
