University of Evansville Athletics

2013-14: Began appointment as the national SAAC representative for the Missouri Valley Conference in the summer of 2013...named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team...had a stellar run at top doubles with Natasha James in dual play, winning 12 out of 17 spring matches while going 1-0 in the fall of 2013...due went 4-2 in MVC play while winning seven out of last nine matches...due opened MVC with 8-7 win at SIU, also took a pair of wins over Drake's top doubles crew, capped off by an 8-6 win in the MVC Championships...had a solid fall season in singles, going 4-3.  Final Records: Tournament Singles - 4-3, Tournament Doubles - 1-3, Dual Singles - 6-15, Dual Doubles - 13-8.
2012-13: Junior campaign was highlighted by finishing in second place in the MVC Individual Championships with doubles partner Natasha James...posted a 2-1 singles mark in the Austin Peay Fall Tournament after going 2-0 in the season-opening SIUE Fall Invitational...saw action in eight singles matches in the spring where she went 5-3, was 4-1 at flight #6...was 2-1 in MVC singles efforts, outscoring the opposition by a 31-15 margin...took a dominant ...posted a 1-0 dual doubles mark with James...won consecutive doubles matches over SIUE and UT Martin with Marina Moreno, both coming by 8-4 margins...partnered with Emily Richardson to grab an 8-3 win over USI...Final records: Tournament Singles - 4-4, Tournament Doubles - 5-3, Dual Singles - 5-3, Dual Doubles - 6-15.

2011-12: UE's recipient of the spring 2012 Good Neighbor Award...saw action in a pair of fall matches, going 2-4 in both singles and doubles...went 2-1 at the BGSU Invitational in singles...posted a 5-5 mark in spring singles with all action coming in the No. 6 flight...was 7-11 at No. 2 doubles with Emily Richardson...singles victories in the spring came over SIUE, IPFW, Creighton, UNI and Bradley...began the spring with a 5-2 doubles mark, including 8-1 victories over UT Martin and Butler and an 8-2 defeat of Eastern Illinois. 

2010-11: The only newcomer on the 2010-11 squad...went 2-1 in Flight 3 doubles with partner Aleksandra Dzakula at the Memphis Fall Tournament...finished 1-1 at Flight 7 singles at the IPFW Invitational...finished the fall with an overall record of 1-4 in singles and 2-1 in doubles...compiled a 2-2 record in singles in the spring, going 1-0 at #5 and 1-2 at #6...wins came against Creighton and Southern Indiana...compiled a 4-3 doubles record in the spring, including 2-2 with Jessica Raatz at #2 and 2-1 with Ashton Schwerin at #3...doubles wins came against IUPUI, Creighton, Southern Indiana, and Southern Illinois in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals.

High School: Graduated with high honors from Woodrow Wilson Classical High School...ranked 45th in Southern California Girls' 16s...reached round of 16 in California Bowl, round of 32 in Southern Cal Junior Sectional Championships, round of 32 in USTA International Spring Championships.

Personal: Kelsey Lauren Costales...born in Long Beach, California...daughter of Dean Costales and Summer Ellison...has an older sister, Chloe, and younger brother, Sebastian...hobbies include photography, cooking and dance...expects to major in communications.

Why UE? “UE has a beautiful campus and a wonderful atmosphere.  I knew coming to UE was the right choice for becoming a successful person in multiple areas of life.”