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2021 USC MEN’S TENNIS 2021 USC MEN’S TENNIS NAME HT YR EXP. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE PRONUNCIATION Mor Bulis 6-1 JR 2V Petach Tikva, Israel Tichon Ben Gurion GUIDE Daniel Cukierman 5-10 SR 3V Tel Aviv, Israel Ironi Daled HS Stefan Dostanic 6-2 SO 1V Irvine, Calif. Woodbridge HS MOR BULIS MORE BOO-liss Bradley Frye 6-0 JR 2V Overland Park, Kansas Barstow School Ryder Jackson 6-1 SO 1V Nicasio, Calif. Saint Ignatius College Prep Daniel CUKIERMAN Sean Holt 5-11 FR HS Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Palos Verdes HS KOO-ker-mun Jake Sands 5-10 JR 2V Los Angeles, Calif. Palisades HS STEFAN DOSTANIC Colter Smith 6-1 RS FR RS Long Beach, Calif. Los Alamitos HS steh-FAWN doe-STONN-itch Riley Smith 6-7 RS SR 4V Long Beach, Calif. Los Alamitos HS Lodewijk Weststrate 6-0 FR HS Voorschoten, Netherlands Leonardo College LODEWIJK WESTSTRATE LOW-duh-VIKE WEST-straw-tah HEAD COACH: Brett Masi (2nd season), Cal Poly 2001 Brett MASI ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Kris Kwinta (9th season) MAY-see VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: Ray Sarmiento DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Philip Siordia 2021 POSTSEASON 2021 NCAA FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS 2021 PAC-12 Friday-Saturday, May 7-8 | Sites To Be Determined CHAMPIONSHIPS April 24-26 | Sam Diego, Calif. 2021 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM: May 17-22 | INDIVIDUAL: May 23-28 Orlando, Fla. 2021 USC MEN’S TENNIS 2021 USC MEN’S TENNIS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS Tennis History All-Time Program Record: ... 1459-383-4 (.791) Quick Facts / Media Notes .......................3 2021 USC MEN’S TENNIS All-Time Conference Record: .. 441-188-3 (.700) University Information Brett Masi, Head Coach ............................ 4 All-Time NCAA Tourn. Record: ...107-36 (.748) Coaches & Support Staff ......................... 6 Location: ........................Los Angeles, Calif. National Team Championships: ............. 21 Marks Tennis Stadium ...............................7 Founded: ...............................................1880 ............ (1946, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1962, 1963, 2020 Trojans .............................................8 Enrollment: ......43,000 (19.000 undergrad) .....1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976, 1991, 2019 Results .............................................16 Size: ............................................. 150 Acres ........... 1993, 1994, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 Match-By-Match Results ...............18 ....................................................2012, 2014) President: ........................... Dr. Carol L. Folt NCAA Champions Collages ....................21 National Singles Championships: .......... 15 Athletic Director: ........................ Mike Bohn All-Time Honors ......................................26 ..................... (1934, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1958, USC Letterwinners ..................................30 National Affiliation: ...........NCAA Division I ....................... 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, Trojans in the Hall of Fame ....................32 Conference: .......................................Pac-12 .......................1969, 1980, 1996, 2011, 2012) Trojans in the Pros ..................................33 Nickname: ........................................Trojans National Doubles Championships:......... 21 National Championship Lineups ...........34 Fight Song: ..................................“Fight On” ....................... (1934, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1951, Year-By-Year ............................................38 .......................1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, Colors: .................................Cardinal & Gold Opponent Series Records ......................43 ....................... 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, Home Court: ............Marks Tennis Stadium .............. 1975, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2007) Capacity: ..............................................1,000 Pac-12 Regular-Season Championships: .29 MEDIA NOTES Pac-12 Tournament Championships: .......4 To arrange an interview with Tennis Information ................................(2012, 2015, 2017, 2019) Interviews: coaches or athletes, please contact Darcy Head Coach: .......... Brett Masi, 2nd season NCAA Appearances: .................................41 Couch at least one day in advance. Check Record at USC: ...................13-1* (1 season) with the USC Sports Information Office Sports Information Overall Record: ...................... 196-93 (.678), regarding the team practice schedule. Play- Men’s Tennis SID: ....................Darcy Couch ers can be made available after practice .....................................................11 seasons SID Phone: .......................... (213) 740-3808 sessions and following home matches. Masi’s Phone: ......................(213) 740-3829 Cell Phone: .......................... (213) 725-3447 Assoc. Head Coach: .... Kris Kwinta, 9th season SID Fax: ................................ (213) 740-7584 Trojans On The Web: Current men’s tennis Kwinta’s Phone: ................... (213) 740-3827 E-mail: ............................. [email protected] information, as well as news, features and Website: ............................. usctrojans.com Vol. Assistant Coach: ..................................TBD updated statistics can be found on the web Sports Information Address: ...................... Dir. of Operations: ..................Philip Siordia at: ...............................USC Sports Information usctrojans.com Siordia’s Phone: ................... 213-821-4426 .................................................Heritage Hall For more information on the Pac-12 Conference, 2020 Overall Record: ...........................13-1* .............................................. 3501 Watt Way go to: 2020 Conference Record: ................... 2-0* ...............................Los Angeles, CA 90089 pac-12.org 2020 Pac-12 Tournament: .......... Not Held* 2020 Postseason:....................... Not Held* Final Team Ranking: .......................... No. 1* Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...........8 / 2 Newcomers: ...............................................2 For more information on all NCAA Division I * 2019-20 competition was suspended on May 12, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, sports and championships, go to: ncaa.com and remaining scheduled competition and postseason play was canceled. For more information on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), go to: itatennis.com Credits The 2021 Men’s Tennis Media Guide was prepared by Darcy Couch, Associate Sports Information Director. Special thanks to Dan Avila, Figge Photography and John McGil- len for head shots, to Jon Eilts and Gabe Chmielewski for 2009 NCAA photography, to Avila for 2010, 2011 and 2012 NCAA photography, to C.B. Schmelter for 2012 NCAA photography, and to Bill Kallenberg for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 NCAA photography Additional photography also courtesy of Avila, Jason Chan, Sam Haythorn, Hali Helfgott John McGillen, John Pyle, Heston Quan, Gary Rus, Jim Sabo, Eddie Siegel, Michael Sugarman, Jon SooHoo, Po-He Tseng, Gavin Werboloff and Troy Witt. 3 2021 USC MEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH • 2nd SEASON 2016 BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR BRETT MASI2011 & 2015 WCC COACH OF THE YEAR 196-93 (.678) CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORD A former assistant to USC’s 2009 NCAA Championship team, Brett MASI’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Masi returned to Troy as the 2016 Big 12 Co-Head Coach of the Year Trojans’ head coach on May 12, 2011, 2013, 2015 ITA Southwest Region Coach of the Year 2019. Prior to his return, Masi 2011, 2015 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year guided the Texas Tech and San Diego men’s tennis teams to eight 2007, 2008 ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year NCAA Tournament appearances Masi spent five seasons (2005-2009) as former USC head coach Peter as head coach at those schools. Smith’s assistant at USC, the first as a volunteer. The Trojans advanced to In his first season at the helm at the NCAA quarterfinals in 2007 and 2008 before winning the 2009 NCAA USC, Masi helped the Trojans win the 2019 ITA National Team crown. He was named the 2007 and 2008 ITA West Region Assistant indoor Championship. USC was ranked No. 1 in the nation and Coach of the Year. held a 13-1 overall record when competition was canceled in Masi began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant for the men’s March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. and women’s programs at Santa Clara in 2003 and 2004. Masi enters the 2020-21 season with a 196-93 (.678) career He also spent time working at the Peter Smith Tennis Academy (2004- record. He won conference championships in both the Big 12 09), Martin Luther King High in Riverside, Calif. (2001-02), Cal Poly (2000- and West Coast Conferences and was named Coach of the 01) and IMG Academy-Los Angeles (2000). Year in both leagues. Masi was a four-year (1997-2000) letterwinner at Cal Poly San Luis Before coming back to USC, Masi spent the four seasons Obispo, where he remains one of the program’s all-time winningest (2016-19) as Texas Tech’s head coach, leading the Red Raiders players. He concluded his career with a 60-29 singles record and played to a 75-44 overall mark (.630) and three NCAA Tournament among the top three spots of the lineup throughout his career. He climbed berths. His teams posted 18 wins over ITA Top 25 teams, as high as No. 38 in the ITA singles rankings in 2000 and notched All-Big including seven over Top 10 opponents. West first team honors as a senior. He was the Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year in his 2016 debut, as He was a four-time Ivy League singles and doubles champion at USC HEAD COACH BRETT MASI Tech went 28-6 (a school record for victories), won