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2019 Women's Tennis USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC University of Southern California 2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS USC Sports Information 3501 Watt Way • Heritage Hall 103 • Los Angeles, CA 90089 Phone: (213) 740-8480 • FAX: (213) 740-7584 Tennis Sports Information Director: Katie Ryan • email: [email protected] Release #1 — January 18, 2019 USC Women’s Tennis Opens Season With Trip Abroad To Australia The Women of Troy will compete in an exhibition match against a team from the Tennis Australia National Academy, then face South Carolina in their first official match. TWITTER FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM 2019 USC WOMEN’S TENNIS @uscwomenstennis facebook.com/USCWomensTennis @uscwomenstennis 0-0 OVERALL, 0-0 PAC-12 THIS WEEK TROJANS IN THE The USC women’s tennis team travels to 2018 FALL SEASON HONORS ORACLE/ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS Melbourne, Australia where they will take 2018 ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CHAMPION Team (as of Jan. 9): NR on a team from the Tennis Australia Na- Salma Ewing (Oct. 22) Singles (as of Nov. 14): tional Academy in an exhibition match, Salma Ewing - No. 20 Ana Neffa - No. 87 and then officially open the dual match 2018 Battle of the Bay Singles Champion Danielle Willson - No. 99 season against South Carolina at the Danielle Willson (Sept. 23) Doubles (as of Nov. 14): Australian Open. Kulikov/Valdes - No. 42 2018 Battle of the Bay Doubles Champions ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES Constance Branstine/Ana Neffa (Sept. 23) 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The ITA released its first updated singles DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME and doubles rankings on Nov. 14, and five 2018 ITA All-American Championships Jan. 20 vs. Australian National Team 5pm PT Trojans were awarded national rankings. Doubles Quarterfinalists Jan. 21 vs. South Carolina (AU) 3pm PT Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes (Oct. 5) Jan. 31 Loyola Marymount 2pm PT Three freshmen have earned singles Jan. 31 San Diego 5 pm PT rankings in the Top 100: No. 20 Salma 2018 ITA National Fall Championships Feb. 9 vs. SMU (College Station) 11am PT Ewing, No. 87 Ana Neffa and No. 99 Dan- Invitees Feb. 10 at Texas A&M 9am PT ielle Willson. USC is one of 12 schools to Salma Ewing - Singles Feb. 16 at UC Santa Barbara 12pm PT have three singles players in the Top 100, Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes - Doubles Feb. 24 at California 12pm PT and one of three Pac-12 schools, joined Feb. 26 San Diego State 1:30pm PT Feb. 26 Cal State Fullerton 6:00pm PT by Stanford and Cal. March 1 at UCLA 1:30pm PT In doubles, the Trojan tandem of Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes locked down the March 3 Saint Mary’s 10am PT No. 42 ranking. March 3 Hawai’i 2pm PT March 8 at Arizona* 12:30pm PT March 9 at Arizona State* 11am PT The next singles/doubles rankings will be released on Feb. 6, 2019. March 16 vs. Baylor (Indian Wells) 7pm PT March 23 at Oregon 12pm PT TROJANS DOWN UNDER March 29 California* 1:30pm PT Kicking off the 2019 season is a trip overseas to Australia to compete in exhibition March 30 Stanford* 12pm PT and regular-season matches during the 2019 Australian Open. These scheduled April 5 Colorado* 12:30pm PT matches will be the inaugural contests to take place on location during one of the April 6 Utah* 12pm PT four professional Grand Slam events. April 9 Pepperdine 2pm PT April 12 at Washington* 1:30pm PT Both the USC men’s and women’s teams made the international trip to participate April 14 at Washington State* 11am PT in the collegiate matches. April 20 UCLA* 12pm PT Apr. 24-27 Pac-12 Championships% (P12) May 12-13 NCAA Regionals@ Before the competition, both programs were able to explore the cities of Cairns and May 17-23 NCAA Team Champs$ Melbourne and visiting interesting places like the Great Barrier Reef and a crocodile May 23-28 NCAA Individual Champs$ and wildlife park. At the wildlife park, the teams were able to watch crocodiles being Home matches in Bold (at Marks Stadium) * Pac-12 match fed, play with kangaroos and hold koala bears. In addition, they were able to watch All times are local to match site % Pac-12 Championships (Ojai, Calif.) some of the greatest tennis in the world at the Australian Open. @ NCAA Regionals (Site TBD) $ NCAA Championships (Orlando, Fla.) 2019 USC WOMEN’S TENNIS Page 1 USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC Junior co-captain Angela Kulikov Branstine blogged about her experience abroad Constance Branstine, who transferred While in juniors, she finished fourth for the USC Athletics website. from UCI last year, finished the 2018 place at the 2018 Hard Court Nation- season 12-12 in singles and 8-6 in dual als and competed in multiple Jr. Grand SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA matches. She leads the 2019 squad as Slams: the 2018 US Open, and 2017 The No. 13 ranked South Carolina Game- a team captain. Wimbledon. cocks will face the Women of Troy in the first dual match of the season. South Kulikov While competing in the 16-Under age Carolina has three nationally ranked Angela Kulikov finished her 2018 sopho- group, Ewing earned a national USTA players: No. 12 Ingrid Gamarra Martins, more campaign ranked 58 in the nation ranking of No. 48. In 2016, she decided No. 25 Paige Cline and No. 69 Mia Horvit. in doubles with her partner, Valdes. She to focus on competing internationally In addition, the Gamecocks have three went 6-12 in singles and 8-7 in dual and quickly rose to a notable ITF ranking doubles pairs nationally ranked: No. 11 matches. She leads the 2019 squad as as the No. 120 junior player in the world. Horvit/Martins, No. 23 Davies/Rohra- a team captain. bacher and No. 59T Martins/Chinellato. She was also the 2017 WTA Stellenbosch Kulikov has made a name for herself in $15k Champion and was a 2016 ITF LIVE STATS/VIDEO the world of football. She created an In- Costa Rica Grade 1 finalist. USC’s match against South Carolina stagram handle to house her alter-ego, will be broadcast on ESPN3, and live the QB Chick. She posts videos of her- Jaeger streamed online at WatchESPN. self throwing, playing flag football and Freshman Estella Jaeger hails from doing trick shots. The account has over Delbrück, Germany where she prepped FALL SEASON 3,500 followers and some of her videos at ISP International School. Jaeger is The 2018 fall tournament season proved have reached over 20,000 views. She well-versed in international competition to be a strong preview of what the team has been featured on Spectrum News since she began competing worldwide has to offer. Freshman Salma Ewing de- LA and CBS LA, as well as in a feature in 2015. She holds an ITF Junior Singles feated four nationally ranked opponents story in the LA Times. title in Switzerland, as well as two ITF and won the 2018 ITA Southwest Re- Junior Doubles titles in Doha, Qatar and gionals Championship title. In addition, Van Alphen Oslo, Norway. She has been competing freshman Danielle Willson won the 2018 Sydney Van Alphen went 5-8 in singles in professional tennis events since 2017. Battle of the Bay singles championship and 0-4 in dual matches to conclude her title, and the duo of Constance Brans- 2018 sophomore season. In addition to her ITF titles, Jaeger has tine/Ana Neffa took home the doubles advanced to the singles semifinals in championship. USC’s top doubles pair of Weissmann multiple ITF events, achieving a high junior Angela Kulikov and senior Rianna Becca Weissmann, who transferred junior ITF ranking of 326. In November Valdes defeated five nationally ranked from LSU, finished the 2018 season 2017, she competed in her first pro-cir- teams and reached the quarterfinals of going 18-8 in singles and 9-6 in dual cuit event where she advanced through the 2018 ITA All-American Champion- matches. She leads the 2019 squad as three qualifying rounds to reach the ships. In addition, Ewing (singles) and a team captain. main draw of a $15,000 event. Kulikov/Valdes (doubles) were invited to compete at the 2018 ITA National Fall Corcoleotes At the age of 15, Jaeger was the No. 1 Championships. Alexa Corcoleotes returns as a sopho- ranked junior player in Germany. When more for the Women of Troy. She con- she was 14, she was voted “Female RETURNERS cluded her 2018 freshman campaign Athlete of the Year” in Delbrück, Ger- 8-9 in singles and 2-5 in dual matches. many, when she helped her state win Valdes the 2014 German Team Championship USC has six Trojans returning for the NEWCOMERS title playing in the #1 position and going 2019 campaign. Rianna Valdes is the The Women of Troy welcome four new- undefeated through the tournament. lone senior on the Trojan squad who comers to the squad: three freshmen Jaeger also won the 2014 German Junior Rianna Valdes concluded her junior and one transfer. Doubles Championship, has twice been season ranked No. 105 in the nation runner-up (2014, 2016) and twice fin- in singles and No. 58 in the nation in Ewing ished in third place in the German Junior doubles with her partner, Angela Kulikov. Freshman Salma Ewing from Lakewood, Singles Championships (2014, 2016).
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