This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior tennis player Ella Caltabiano. It’s the third time in her career that Caltabiano has been honored as Red Wolf of the Week. This season, Caltabiano helped Cedar Ridge reach the 3A State Dual Team playoffs. She qualified for the Mideast Regionals, playing against the best players in the state at the Burlington Tennis Center on Friday and Saturday. Caltabiano took over for Cameron Mayhew as Cedar Ridge’s #1 singles player this season and won seven matches. This year, Cedar Ridge’s players had to spend two-thirds of its season on the road while their home court was renovated. She started the year with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Southern Alamance. Throughout the course of the year, Caltabiano was in three-set matches. Against Orange on September 18, Caltabiano defeated the Lady Panthers’ top singles player, Shannon Sollars 6-1, 1-6, 10-5 (10-point tiebreaker). In a win over Western Alamance on September 25, Caltabiano defeated Reagan Williams 4-6, 7-5, 10-7. In her final home match, Caltabiano defeated Gabby Canup of Southern Alamance 6-2, 6-0. Caltabiano and her doubles partner, Adeline Cummings, recorded a record of 6-4 together. Caltabiano has been a four-year varsity player. Next week, Cedar Ridge will face South Johnston in the opening round of the 3A State Dual Team Playoffs.
Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Ella Caltabiano
This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior tennis player Ella Caltabiano. It’s the third time in her career that Caltabiano has been honored as Red Wolf of the Week. This season, Caltabiano helped Cedar Ridge reach the 3A State Dual Team playoffs.