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TWITTER FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM 2020 USC Women’s Tennis @uscwomenstennis facebook.com/USCWomensTennis @uscwomenstennis 7-6 OVERALL, 0-2 PAC-12 THIS WEEK TROJANS IN THE The USC women’s tennis team travels up Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu, Calif. to ORACLE/ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS challenge No. 13 Pepperdine on Saturday (March 14) at 12 p.m. PST at the Ralphs- Team (as of Mar. 10): #39 Straus Tennis Center. Singles (as of Mar. 3): Angela Kulikov - #27 ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES Eryn Cayetano - #44 In the most recent Oracle/ITA Rankings (Mar. 3), the Trojans are now the No. 37

Doubles (as of Mar. 3 ): ranked team in the nation. USC boasts two nationally ranked singles players in Eryn Cayetano/Angela Kulikov - #16 senior captain Angela Kulikov at No. 27 and freshman Eryn Cayetano at No. 44. In Angela Kulikov/Danielle Willson - #34 doubles, the USC duo of Angela Kulikov/Danielle Willson is ranked No. 33.

2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CANCELLED MATCH DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME Jan. 25 vs. Kentucky W, 4-3 North Carolina State will not be making their trip to California to play the Trojans for Jan. 26 vs. Princeton L, 4-3 their originally scheduled match on Friday (March 13). For updates on any cancelled Jan. 31 Saint Mary’s W, 4-0 sporting events, please check USCTrojans.com.

Feb. 1 UC Santa Barbara W, 4-2 Feb. 1 Long Beach State W, 4-1 SCOUTING PEPPERDINE Feb. 15 vs. Notre Dame (CMD) L, 4-3 The Pepperdine Waves are 8-4 on the 2020 season and boast a perfect 6-0 record Feb. 21 vs. Hawaii W, 4-1 at home. The team has three nationally ranked singles players: No. 1 Ashley Lahey, Feb. 21 at San Diego State W, 4-3 Feb. 22 at. San Diego L, 4-1 No. 33 Anastasia Iamachkine and No. 35 Jessica Failla. The Waves also have a Feb. 28 UCLA L, 5-2 nationally ranked doubles pair in No. 55 Iamachkine/Failla. In their most recent Feb. 29 LMU W, 4-2 match on March 7, Pepperdine defeated No. 15 Michigan 4-1 at home.

March 6 at Stanford* L, 7-0 March 7 at California* L, 6-1 WATCH THE TROJANS March 14 at Pepperdine 12 p.m. PT For live, in-match coverage, follow along on our Instagram and Twitter accounts @ March 20 Washington State* TBD USCWomensTennis. March 21 Washington* 12 p.m. PT March 27 at Utah* TBD March 29 at Colorado* 10 a.m. PT LAST WEEK Last week, the Women of Troy opened Pac-12 Conference play on the road with a April 3 Arizona State* 1:30 p.m. PT trip to Northern California. USC lost 7-0 to Stanford on Friday (March 6) and lost 6-1 April 4 Arizona* 1:00 p.m. PT to California on Saturday (March 7). April 10 TCU 3:00 pm. PT April 12 Oregon* 12 p.m. PT April 17 at UCLA* 1:30 p.m. PT RETURNERS April 22-25 Pac-12 Championships% All Day May 14-23 NCAA Championships$ ALl Day KULIKOV After her steller performance during ITA Kickoff Weekend, Kulikov earned Pac-12 Home matches in Bold (at Marks Stadium) * Pac-12 match Player of the Week Honors. This was her third-career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor. All times are local to match site % Pac-12 Championships (Ojai, Calif.) @ NCAA Regionals (Site TBD) Senior Angela Kulikov had a stellar 2019 campaign and enters the 2020 season $ NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.) ranked No. 60 the nation and was named a team captain for the second year in a (P12) = televised on Pac-12 Networks row. She finished her junior campaign ranked No. 3 in doubles with partner Rianna

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Valdes and was named an All-American prohibited from playing on as a little girl She was a semifinalist in the NCAA during apartheid. Her mother, Rosasana De Los Rios, was Doubles Tournament with Valdes, and a professional tennis player from Para- the duo entered the NCAA Tournament “Knowing that my mom wasn’t allowed guay and was the only female tennis as the No. 1 ranked doubles pair in the to play on those courts in Stellenbosch representative for Paraguay in the 1992 nation. Kulikov was named to the All- and that I could go there and not only and 2000 Olympics. Her father, Gustavo Pac-12 Second Team, selected to the play those tournaments, but win them, Neffa, was a professional soccer player Pac-12 All-Academic First Team and meant so much to me. It was so bitter- who played for multiple Paraguayan and earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status. sweet,” Salma said. Italian teams. She was also a 2018-19 team captain. Kulikov went 31-8 in doubles and 16-4 Read her full story here: https://www. Van Alphen in singles. With Valdes, she went 29-7 uscbhm.com/fearless Sydney Van Alphen enters the 2020 and 15-3 in doubles in dual matches season ranked No. 68 in singles. She all from the No. 1 position. In singles, Branstine finished her junior season 8-4 in singles finished the season ranked No. 83 in Constance Branstine will begin her and 6-1 in dual matches, while mostly the nation, going 18-9 overall and 16-6 second season as a USC team captain. playing from the No. 6 spot (4-1) and in dual matches while primarily playing She finished her junior season 10-5 in the No. 5 spot (2-0). She clinched two from the No. 2 position (12-5). She also singles and 8-3 in dual matches. She matches for the Women of Troy against played from No. 1 (1-1) and No. 3 (3-0), primarily played from the No. 6 posi- San Diego and Oregon. In doubles, she and clinched three matches for the tion (6-2), and also at No. 4 (1-0) and went 2-1 overall and 0-1 in dual matches. Women of Troy against South Carolina, No. 5 (1-1). She clinched two matches UCLA and Illinois State. for the Women of Troy against Loyola Weissmann Marymount and Cal. In doubles, she Becca Weissmann finished her junior Kulikov has also made a name for her- went 10-7 with partner Estella Jaeger season 12-11 in singles and 6-9 in dual self in the world of football. She created where they primarily played from the matches. She was selected to the an Instagram handle to house her alter- No. 3 position. She also partnered with Pac-12 All-Academic First Team and ego, the QB Chick (@TheQBChick). She Salma Ewing (3-2), Ana Neffa (4-0) and was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. posts videos of herself throwing, playing Becca Weissmann (3-3). Weissmann was a captain of the 2018- flag football and doing trick shots. The 19 squad. She played from a variety of account has over 3,500 followers and Her sister, Carson, joins her as a fresh- positions in dual matches: No 2. (1-0), some of her videos have reached over man on the USC women’s tennis team. No. 3 (1-2), No. 4 (3-2), No. 5 (1-4) and No. 20,000 views. She has been featured on 6 (0-1), and clinched two matches for the Spectrum News LA and CBS LA, as well Jaeger Women of Troy against UC Santa Bar- as in a feature story in the LA Times. USC’s only international team member, bara and Hawai’i. In doubles, she went Estella Jaeger finished her fresh- 16-13 overall and 10-12 in dual matches Ewing man season 4-2 in singles and 1-0 while primarily playing with partner Salma Ewing finished her freshman in dual matches. She played her one Danielle Willson (12-9) from the No. 2 campaign ranked No. 54 in the nation dual match from the No. 6 position. In position…Also paired with Constance and was selected to the All-Pac-12 Sec- doubles, she went 14-8 overall and 11-8 Branstine (3-3), Salma Ewing (0-1) and ond Team. She competed in the NCAA in dual matches, while primarily play- Estella Jaeger (1-0). Singles Championships where she fell ing from the No. 3 position with partner in the First Round. Ewing finished the Constance Branstine (10-7). She also Willson season 19-13 in singles and 8-9 in dual paired with Salma Ewing (1-1), Becca Danielle Willson opens the 2020 season matches, and played every match from Weissmann (1-0), Danielle Willson (1-0) ranked No. 70 in singles and No. 29 in the No. 1 position. She had three clinch- and Angela Kulikov (1-0). doubles with partner Angela Kulikov. ing wins for the Women of Troy against She finished her freshman season going Baylor, Cal State Fullerton and Utah. In Neffa 27-4 in singles and 17-3 in dual matches. doubles, she went 7-7 overall and 5-6 in Ana Neffa finished her sophomore She was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. dual matches. season with a 17-8 singles record and Willson primarily played from the No. 5 went 14-7 in dual matches primarily position (7-2), but also played from No. In 2017, she was the WTA Stellenbosch, playing from the No. 3 position (6-5). 4 (5-1) and No. 6 (5-0). She clinched four South Africa $15k Champion and was She also played from No. 2 (0-2), No. matches for the Women of Troy against a 2016 ITF Costa Rica Grade 1 finalist. 4 (6-0) and No. 5 (2-0), and clinched Arizona, Colorado, Washington State two matches for the Women of Troy and California. In doubles, she went Ewing won this tournament in her against Saint Mary’s and Arizona State. 17-10 overall and 12-9 in dual matches. mother Reyana’s home country of South In doubles, went 4-2 overall and 1-2 in She held a 10-9 record with partner Africa — on a set of courts Reyana was dual matches. Becca Weissmann playing mostly from

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the No. 2 position. She also played with they reached the Round of 16. Salma Ewing (3-1), Estella Jaeger (1-0) and Angela Kulikov (1-0). Cayetano During the 2019 season, Swain coached Cayetano was ranked the No. 18 player the Trojan pair of Angela Kulikov and After Willson went on a 11-match winning nationally by Tennis Recruiting. She has Rianna Valdes who were semifinalists streak and was only one of four players in collected multiple USTA national titles. in the 2019 NCAA Doubles Tournament. the Top 20 ranked teams to remain un- She was the 2018 Ojai Junior Tourna- The duo entered the tournament as defeated in dual matches with 10 wins or ment champion and earned the 2018 the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. In more (as of March 12), head coach Alison USTA National Sportsmanship Award. addition, Salma Ewing was selected to Swain rewarded her with a scholarship. She won the 2018 CIF Southern Sec- compete in the NCAA Singles Tourna- tion Division II Girls’ Individual Tennis ment where she fell in the First Round. Read her full story here: https:// Championship, an was named the 2018 USC finished the season ranked No. 16 usctrojans.com/news/2019/3/28/ Press-Telegram Girls Tennis Dream in the country with two singles players usc-ripsit-blog-special-scholarship. Player of the Year. She placed second and one doubles pair nationally ranked. aspx?path=wten at the 2017 USTA Winter Nationals, and was named an All-American as a senior. In 2018, USC went 13-10 and 5-5 in Pac- She was a four-time team MVP, four-time 12 conference play. The team reached NEWCOMERS Del Rey League champion and four-time the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tourna- The Women of Troy welcome three fresh- first team All-Del Rey League. She also ment, where they fell to Arizona State. men to the squad. played varsity golf and was the 2017 co- Trojan Gabby Smith was selected to captain and was a two-time first-team compete in the 2018 NCAA Singles Tour- Branstine All-Del Rey League in golf. nament where she fell in the First Round. Carson Branstine, sister of team mem- USC finished the season ranked No. 49 ber Constance, begins her freshman Saca in the country with two singles players season at Troy. Payton Saca attended the IMG Academy and one doubles pair nationally ranked. in Bradenton, Fla. She has been ranked Not only is she one of the nation’s top as high as the No. 80 junior tennis player Prior to arriving at Troy, Swain posted a prospects, but Branstine is also one of nationally, as well as holding a high ITF .889 winning percentage (224-28) in her the best female junior tennis players junior ranking of No. 860 in the world. 10 seasons (2008-17) at Williams, includ- worldwide. In 2017, the International Ten- She won a Grade 4 ITF Doubles Title (Bar- ing 48-2 in NCAA tournament play. She nis Federation ranked Branstine the No. bados), and placed second in a Grade 4 led the Ephs to 8 NCAA team champi- 4 junior player in the world. ITF Doubles tournament(Anguilla). She onships, including in each of her first 6 also won numerous titles in Northern seasons (an NCAA Division III record and Although she was born and raised in California. In addition, Saca was also a tying Stanford for most consecutive at Irvine, Calif., Branstine competes inter- competitive mogul skier and competed any level) as well as in 2015 (going 25-0) nationally representing Canada, as her in the Junior Olympics and Junior Na- and the just-concluded 2017 campaign. mother is from Toronto. tional Championships. In her other 2 seasons, Williams was the NCAA runner-up in 2016 and was third Branstine has many notable accom- in 2014. She also helped Williams win 5 plishments including winning the 2017 SWAIN conference championships. and 2017 Alison Swain enters her second season junior doubles titles. In addition to being Alison Swain, who built a women’s tennis She was named the 2013 ITA National Di- the doubles champion in both of those dynasty at Williams College by leading vision III Coach of the Year, was a 5-time Junior events, she was a the Ephs to 8 NCAA Division III team conference Coach of the Year and twice quarterfinalist in singles at both the 2017 championships, was officially hired to (2010-13) was the ITA Northeast Coach Junior Wimbledon and the 2016 Junior be the USC women’s tennis head coach of the Year. She produced 2 NCAA cham- US Open. on June 7, 2017. She enters her third pion doubles teams (Juli Raventos and season (2019-20) as the head coach of Linda Shin in 2015 and 2016) and a trio While competing on the professional the Women of Troy. of NCAA singles runners-up, along with tennis circuit, Branstine was the 2018 18 All-Americans, 2 ITA National Senior $25K Pro Circuit Gatineau, Canada Through her two seasons at USC, she Players of the Year and an ITA National doubles champion, qualified for the 2017 holds a 33-18 overall record (.647) with Most Improved Senior of the Year. and 2018 Rogers Cup, placed second a 12-8 record (.600) in Pac-12 matches. in doubles at the 2017 Quebec Premier She also was an assistant professor of International Tournament and has col- In 2019, the Trojans had a 20-8 record physical education at Williams. lected 13 Women’s Tennis Association and went 7-3 in Pac-12 Conference play. (WTA) top 100 doubles wins. She also They were selected to compete in their Swain was the second person in any holds a UTR rating of 12. 36th all-time NCAA appearance where division to win an NCAA tennis team

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championship as a player and a coach. jans to a 20-8 season record while going She co-captained Williams’ 2001 NCAA 7-3 in Pac-12 conference play. Also last Manasse also brings a wealth of strength championship squad (the first in school season, the Women of Troy were se- and conditioning knowledge as she is a history). She won All-New England Small lected to compete in their 36thall-time certified strength and conditioning College Athletic Conference honors NCAA Tournament appearance where specialist by the National Strength and and was named a Scholar-Athlete All- they reached the Round of 16. Condition Association and worked as a American. strength and conditioning coach during “I’m very excited to be back this season her time at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. After graduating from Williams in 2001 as an assistant coach,” said Manasse. with a degree in American studies, she “It’s such an amazing opportunity. This Before coaching at the collegiate level, taught eighth grade and coached the team has so much potential, and I can’t Manasse was the Director of Operations girls’ tennis team at Woodward Acad- wait to be a part of their continued suc- at RAMP Tennis Academy in Carson, emy in College Park, Ga., for 3 years cess.” Calif. and was also a tennis instruc- (2002-04), winning the region each tor at RAMP Tennis Academy and the year and getting to the state finals in In addition to coaching at USC, Manasse Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan 2004. She received a master’s degree also coaches her sister, professional Beach, Calif. in education from Washington in 2006 tennis player Maegan Manasse on and then taught upper schoolers at Tel- the professional tour. Maegan was Manasse was a member of the Califor- luride (Colo.) Mountain School for a year ranked as high as No. 326 in the world nia State University Long Beach 49ers (2006-07) before returning to her alma in singles, No. 178 in doubles and won women’s tennis team and was nation- mater to take the Williams head job in the Houston $125K in doubles. The ally ranked in both singles and doubles. the summer of 2007. two sisters travel to intercontinental After her collegiate career, Manasse tournaments while Rachel Manasse played professionally where she earned Swain is a native of Bainbridge, Wash. implements technical and tactical strat- one WTA point in doubles. She is a member of the board of direc- egies, manages Maegan’s WTA and ITF tors of the ITA through June of 2018. schedule and creates a developmental DE VRIES She and her mother, Sue Swain, were the plan for Maegan including her training Jake De Vries, who has experience nation’s top-ranked mother/daughter schedule, individual practices, practice coaching at both the professional and doubles team in 2003, winning both the matches, mental training, strength and collegiate levels, has been named the National Mother/Daughter Indoor and conditioning, recovery and rest periods. new USC women’s tennis volunteer as- Grass Court doubles tourneys. She has sistant coach, Trojan head coach Alison been an instructor in indoor cycling and Before arriving at Troy, Manasse coached Swain announced today (Dec. 5). downhill skiing, as well as a white water one year as the head coach of both the rafting guide. men’s and women’s tennis programs at “I am thrilled to have Jake joining our Occidental College. During her tenure coaching team,” said Swain. “He brings MANASSE with the Tigers, both of her teams were excellent experience from UNC and the Rachel Manasse, who spent the last year regionally ranked in the West for Divi- pro tour with coaching women’s tennis. as the USC women’s tennis volunteer sion III. The men’s team closed out the I am confident his playing and coaching coach, has been named the new USC year with the No. 16 rank after Manasse background will translate to his work women’s tennis assistant coach, Trojan brought in the No. 20 Division III men’s on court with our team in our season head coach Alison Swain announced recruiting class in the country, while the ahead.” today (September 5). women finished the season with the No. 18 rank. In addition, both programs were De Vries arrives at Troy after spending “I am thrilled to have Rachel joining named ITA All-Academic teams. the 2018-19 season as the Graduate our program as the full time assistant Student Manager with the North Caro- coach,” said Swain. “She brings an array Before coaching at Occidental, Manasse lina women’s tennis team. The Tarheels of tennis experience including being a was an assistant coach for the Clare- finished third in the country last season head collegiate coach and coaching on mont-Mudd-Scripps women’s tennis with five players ranked in singles (four the pro tour. Additionally, her time with team for three years. While coaching in the top 21) and two doubles pairs na- our program last year as the volunteer the Athenas, her team went 75-9 overall tionally ranked. De Vries led the team’s assistant demonstrated her passion for and 31-1 in Southern California Intercol- video reviews, charting and tracked developing our players on and off the legiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) match-by-match statistics. court and helping them achieve their play. In addition to winning three SCIAC personal and team goals.” Championships, the Athenas competed De Vries also currently coaches pro- in the NCAA Division III tournament fessional tennis player Hayley Carter. As the volunteer coach for the 2018-19 each year, including a third place finish Carter, an NCAA All-American from season, Manasse helped coach the Tro- in 2015. North Carolina, has won one WTA

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doubles title, three ITF doubles titles and achieved career-high WTA rankings in singles (438) and doubles (71) while being coached by De Vries. He creates her on-court training plans and serves as her hitting partner.

De Vries attended Boston University where he was a member of the men’s tennis team from 2013-2017. He earned the Aldo “Buff” Donelli Leadership Award for his outstanding leadership on and off the court and was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Com- mittee.

He graduated in the spring of 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in business administration and management.

TENNIS TALENT The USC women’s tennis program has a strong legacy claiming seven team national championships, five singles national champions and two doubles championship pairs. It has produced 96 All-Americans, one Honda Award winner and other various ITA National Awards. USC also has eight former Trojans cur- rently competing professionally: , Maria Sanchez, Danielle Lao, Sabrina Santamaria, Madison Westby, Zoë Scandalis, Giuliana Olmos and Rianna Valdes.

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SINGLES #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 DUAL PAC-12 OVERALL STREAK Carson Branstine ------0-0 - Constance Branstine ------0-1 0-3 1-4 1-8 0-2 1-10 L2 #44 Eryn Cayetano 1-0 4-3 1-0 1-0 2-0 -- 9-3 0-2 11-4 L2 Salma Ewing 1-0 2-2 ------3-2 -- 8-4 W3 Estella Jaeger ------0-1 2-1 2-2 0-1 7-5 L1 #27 Angela Kulikov 8-2 ------8-2 1-1 16-4 W1 Ana Neffa ------0-2 2-0 -- 2-2 0-2 6-4 L2 Payton Saca ------0-2 0-2 -- 2-7 L4 Sydney Van Alphen -- -- 0-4 1-3 0-1 -- 1-8 0-1 6-12 L4 Becca Weissmann ------0-0 - Danielle Willson -- 0-1 3-4 1-2 1-0 -- 5-7 0-2 12-11 L5 Totals 10-2 6-6 4-8 3-8 5-5 3-7 31-36 1-11 69-61

DOUBLES #1 #2 #3 DUAL PAC-12 OVERALL STREAK Con. Branstine/Ewing -- 2-1 -- 2-1 -- 2-1 L1 Con. Branstine/Neffa -- 2-1 -- 2-1 1-1 5-2 W1 Con. Branstine/ Saca 0-1 1-2 -- 1-3 -- 1-3 L3 Cayetano/Jaeger ------0-1 L1 #16 Cayetano/Kulikov 8-2 -- -- 8-2 0-2 8-2 L2 Cayetano/Van Alphen ------1-1 L1 Cayetano/Willson ------4-1 L1 Ewing/Saca ------1-0 W1 Ewing/Van Alphen ------1-1 L1 Jaeger/Neffa ------1-1 L1 Jaeger/Saca -- -- 1-0 1-0 -- 2-0 W2 Jaeger/Van Alphen ------0-1 L1 Jaeger/Willson -- 1-1 3-5 4-6 0-1 4-6 L4 #34 Kulikov/Willson ------5-3 L1 Neffa/Van Alphen ------1-0 W1 Saca/Van Alphen -- -- 0-1 0-1 -- 0-1 L1 Totals 8-3 6-5 4-6 18-14 1-4 36-24 (rankings and records as of Mar. 11)

CLINCHERS Eryn Cayetano...... 2 ...... (UCSB, LMU) Salma Ewing...... 1 ...... (LBSU) Estella Jaeger...... 2 ...... (UH, SDSU) TROJAN DOUBLES Angela Kulikov...... 1 Record when...... (SM) doubles point won: 5-2 Danielle Willson...... 1 ...... (UK) doubles point lost: 2-4

TROJANS IN THE 2019-20 ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS... Pre/S17 N13 J8 J22 J29 F5 F13 F18 F25 M3 M10 M17 M24 M31 A7 A14 A21 A30 M20 M27 USC -- -- 12 11 19 • 19 22 31 37 39 ------

Carson Branstine #2 F/N -- • • • • • -- • -- • -- • • ------Constance Branstine -- -- • • • • • -- • -- • -- • • ------Eryn Cayetano -- -- • • • • • -- • 44 • -- • • ------Salma Ewing 34 -- • • • • • -- • -- • -- • • ------Estella Jaeger -- -- • • • • • -- • -- • -- • • ------Angela Kulikov 50 60 • • • 15 • 25 • 27 • -- • • ------Ana Neffa 109 -- • • • • • -- • -- • -- • • ------Payton Saca -- -- • • • • • -- • -- • -- • • ------Sydney Van Alphen -- 68 • • • 108 • -- • -- • -- • • ------Becca Weissmann -- -- • • • • • -- • -- • -- • • ------Danielle Willson 102 70 • • • 119 • -- • -- • -- • • ------Kulivov/Willson 18 29 • • • 30 • 33 • 34 • -- • • ------Cayetano/Kulikov -- -- • • • 36 • -- • 16 • -- • • ------

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2020 WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Carson & Constance BRANSTINE NAME HT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE) bran-STINE Carson Branstine 5-11 Fr. -- Orange, Calif. Connections Academy Constance Branstine 5-9 Sr. 2V Orange, Calif. Villa Park HS / UC Irvine Eryn Cayetano Eryn Cayetano 5-2 Fr. -- Long Beach, Calif. Saint Anthony HS AIR-in kai-yay-tahn-o Salma Ewing 5-9 So. 1V Lakewood, Calif. Laurel Springs Estella JAEGER Estella Jaeger 5-7 So. 1V Delbrük, Germany ISP International JAY-ger Angela Kulikov 5-7 Sr. 3V Sun Valley, Calif. Connections Academy Ana Neffa 5-7 Jr. 1V Key Biscayne, Fla. Homeschool / St. Thomas University Salma EWING YOU-ing Payton Saca 5-9 Fr. -- Los Angeles, Calif. IMG Academy Sydney Van Alphen 5-6 Sr. 3V Newport Beach, Calif. Connections Academy Angela KULIKOV Becca Weissmann 5-7 Sr. 2V Loveland, Colo. Connections Academy / LSU KOO-lee-kov Danielle Willson 5-11 So. 1V Newport Beach, Calif. Corona del Mar HS ANA Neffa HEAD COACH: Alison Swain (3rd season) ON-uh Rachel Manasse (1st season) ASSISTANT COACH: Payton SACA VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: Jake DeVries (1st season) SAW-kuh

CARSON CONSTANCE ERYN BRANSTINE BRANSTINE CAYETANO

SALMA ESTELLA ANGELA ANA EWING JAEGER KULIKOV NEFFA

PAYTON SYDNEY BECCA DANIELLE SACA VAN ALPHEN WEISSMANN WILLSON

HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH VOL. ASST. COACH ALISON SWAIN RACHEL MANASSE JAKE DEVRIES

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A/ Tkachenko/Molina (UK) - 6-3 Khatamova/Lagarde (UCSB) def. Jaeger/Willson (USC) – 7-5 USC wins doubles point Order of Finish: 2, 3 Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3 Singles USC wins doubles point UC Santa Barbara wins doubles point #25 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. Satsuki Takamura (UH) – 6-0, 6-2 Singles Singles Eryn Cayetano (USC) vs. Petra Melounova (UH) – 1-6, 6-1 susp. #60 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) - 6-3, 6-4 #60 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. Amit Lev Ari (UCSB) – 6-2, 7-5 Danielle Willson (USC) def. Bojana Markovic (UH) – 6-2, 6-3 #59 Lesedi Jacobs (UK) def. Salma Ewing (USC) - 6-2, 6-1 Salma Ewing (USC) def. Elizaveta Volodko (UCSB) – 6-2, 6-1 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) vs. Michelle Pits (UH) – 6-3, 4-6 Carlota Molina (UK) def. #68 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) - 6-3, 6-2 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Dominika Paterova (UCSB) – 6-3, 6-7 (5), Nikola Dolakova (UH) def. Constance Branstine (USC) – 6-1, 6-4 #70 Danielle Willson (USC) def. Carla Girbau (UK) - 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3* 6-2* Estella Jaeger (USC) def. Madison Kim (UH) – 6-4, 6-1* Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Diana Tkachenko (UK) - 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tiffany Lagarde (UCSB) def. #68 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) – 6-1, Anastasia Tkachenko (UK) def. Constance Branstine (USC) - 2-6, 7-6 (6) Order of Finish: 1, 5, 3, 6* 7-5, 6-3 #70 Danielle Willson (USC) def. Shaknoza Khatamova (UCSB) – 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 USC 4, SDSU 3 Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4* Constance Branstine (USC) vs. Juliana Valero (UCSB) – 6-7 (4), 6-3, February 21, 2020 – Aztec Tennis Stadium | San Diego, Calif. 3-4 susp. Doubles Princeton 4, #11 USC 3 Cayetano/Kulikov (USC) def. Melosch/Smith (SDSU) – 6-4 Jan. 26, 2020 – Nordstrom Tennis Center | Seattle, Wash. Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3* Arnold/Jordan (SDSU) def. Con. Branstine/Saca (USC) – 6-1 Doubles Mulbarger/Nadozie (SDSU) def. Jaeger/Willson (USC) – 6-4 Kulikov/Cayetano (USC) def. #19 Joyce/Frayman (PU) – 6-3 USC 4, Long Beach State 1 Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3 Con. Branstine /Ewing (USC) def. McKee/Howard (PU) - 6-3 February 1, 2020 – Marks Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. SDSU wins doubles point Rodilosso/Shvets (USCPU def. Jaeger/Willson (PU) - 6-2 Doubles Singles Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2 Cayetano/Kulikov (USC) def. Munoz/Lennon (LBSU) – 6-4 #25 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. Nnena Nadozie (SDSU) – 6-1, 6-3 USC wins doubles point Branstine/Ewing (USC) def. Bardet/Rutkowski (LBSU) – 5-5 susp. Tamara Arnold (SDSU) def. Eryn Cayetano (USC) – 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1 Singles Jaeger/Willson (USC) def. Devarakonda/Casasampere (LBSU) – 6-3 Danielle Willson (USC) def. Alicia Melosch (SDSU) – 6-2, 6-2 #60 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. #24 Brianna Shvets (PU) - 6-2, 6-2 Order of Finish: 3, 1 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) def. Julia Jordan (SDSU) – 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 #66 Daria Frayman (PU) def. Salma Ewing (USC) – 6-1, 6-3 USC wins doubles point Cécile Morin (SDSU) def. Constance Branstine (USC) – 6-4, 6-3 #55 Zoe Howard (PU) def. #68 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) - 6-2, 6-2 Singles Estella Jaeger (USC) def. Agustine Rimoldi Godoy (SDSU) – 6-4, Grace Joyce (PU) def. #70 Danielle Willson (USC) – 6-3, 7-5* Salma Ewing (USC) def. Natalia Munoz (LBSU) – 6-2, 6-3* 4-6, 6-3* Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Stephanie Schrage (PU) – 6-3, 6-1 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Emma Bardet(LBSU) – 6-0, 6-4 Clare McKee (PU) def. Constance Branstine (USC) – 6-4, 6-4 #70 Danielle Willson (USC) def. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (LBSU) – 6-4, Order of Finish: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 6* 6-0 Order of Finish: 1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 4* #68 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) vs. Wictoria Rutkowski (LBSU) – 3-6, San Diego 4, USC 1 6-3, 2-0 susp. February 22, 2020 – Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center | San USC 4, Saint Mary’s 0 Estella Jaeger (USC) vs. Zara Lennon (LBSU) – 6-2, 3-4 susp. Diego, Calif. January 31, 2020 – Marks Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. Lalita Devarakonda (LBSU) def. Payton Saca (USC) – 6-0, 6-2 Doubles Doubles Colling/Francati (USD) def. Con. Branstine/Saca (USC) – 6-0 Cayetano/Kulikov (USC) def. Kozyreva/McIntyre (SM) – 6-1 Order of Finish: 3, 6, 2, 1* Garcia/Tyrina (USD) def. Jaeger/Willson (USC) – 6-1 Ewing/Con. Branstine (USC) vs. Goyette/Harris (SM) – 6-6 susp. Cayetano/Van Alphen (USC) vs. Goldsmith/Kukaras (USD) – 1-5 Jaeger/Saca (USC) def. Hovda/Tevez (SM) – 7-5 Notre Dame 4, USC 3 susp. Order of Finish: 1, 3 February 15, 2020 – USTA National Campus | Orlando, Fla. Order of Finish: 1, 2 USC wins doubles point Doubles San Diego wins doubles point Singles #36 Cayetano/Kulikov (USC) def. Corse/Spence (ND) – 6-2 Singles #60 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. #15 Mariia Kozyreva (SM) – 6-4, 6-3* Jaeger/Willson (USC) def. Freeman/Taylor (ND) – 6-2 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. #59 Solymar Colling (USD) – 6-3, 6-4 Salma Ewing (USC) def. Jordan Harris (SM) – 6-1, 6-4 Waldram/Lilien (ND) def. Saca/Van Alphen (USC) – 6-3 #124 Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. Danielle Willson (USC) – 6-2, #68 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) vs. Lene Mari Hovda (SM) – 6-7(3) Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1 7-6 (2)* susp. USC wins doubles point Gemma Garcia (USD) def. Sydney Van Alphen (USC) – 6-3, 6-3 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Danielle McIntyre (SM) – 6-2, 6-2 Singles Maria Tyrina (USC) def. Constance Branstine (USC) – 6-2, 7-6 (4) Constance Branstine (USC) vs. Gabriela Tevez (SM) – 6-7 (2), 4-2 #15 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. Zoe Spence (ND) – 6-4, 6-2 Estella Jaeger (USC) vs. Helena Francati (USC) – 0-1 susp. susp. Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Cameron Corse (ND) - 6-4, 6-3 Payton Saca (USC) vs. Kati Kukaras (UCSB) –0-1 susp. Estella Jaeger (USC) vs. Liesl Pieters (SM) – 7-6 (3), 2-0 susp. Page Freeman (ND) def. #119 Danielle Willson (USC) - 6-3, 6-3 #122 Ally Bojczuk (ND) def. #108 Sydney Van Alphen (USC) - 4-6, Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3, 2* Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1* 6-3, 6-1 Julia Lilien (ND) def. Estella Jaeger (USC) - 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3)* Maeve Koscielski (ND) def. Payton Saca (USC) - 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish: 6, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5*

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#8 UCLA 5, #31 USC 2 February 28, 2020 – Marks Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. Doubles California 6, #37 USC 1 Kulikov/Cayetano (USC) def. #1 Bolton/Hart (UCLA) – 6-1 March 7, 2020 - Hellman Tennis Complex | Berkeley, Calif. Forbes/Johnson (UCLA) def. Con. Branstine/Saca (UCLA) – 6-1 Doubles Goulak/Altick (UCLA) def. Jaeger/Willson (USC) – 6-4* 1. Giavara/Ivanov (Cal) def. #16 Cayetano/Kulikov (USC) - 6-2 Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3* 2. Con. Branstine/Neffa (USC) def. Dunk/Rosenqvist (Cal) - 6-1 UCLA wins doubles point 3. Bright/Zeynel (Cal) def. Jaeger/Willson (USC) - 6-4* Singles Order of Finish – 2, 1, 3* #12 Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. #25 Angela Kulikov (USC) – 6-3, 6-2 Cal wins doubles point Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. #8 Abbey Forbes (UCLA) – 7-6 (1), 1-6, Singles 6-4 1. #27 Angela Kulikov (USC) def. #15 Haley Giavara (Cal), 4-6, 6-4, #19 Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Sydney Van Alphen (USC) – 6-2, 6-2 7-5 Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Danielle Willson (USC) – 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 2. #57 Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) def. #44 Eryn Cayetano (USC), 7-6(7), Ana Neffa (USC) def. #114 Annette Goulak (UCLA) – 7-6 (6), 6-2 5-7, 1-0(9) Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Constance Branstine (USC) – 4-6, 3. #34 Valentina Ivanov (Cal) def. Danielle Willson (USC), 6-3, 6-4 6-4, 6-4 4. Anna Bright (Cal) def. Ana Neffa (USC), 6-4, 6-4 5. Erin Richardson (Cal) def. Con. Branstine (USC), 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3 Order of Finish: 3, 1, 5, 6*, 2, 4 6. Jessica Zeynel (Cal) def. Estella Jaeger (USC), 6-3, 6-4*

#31 USC 4, LMU 2 Order of Finish – 3, 4, 6*, 5, 2, 1 February 29, 2020 – Marks Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. Doubles Kulikov/Cayetano (USC) vs. Miroschnichenko/Filip (LMU) – 6-1* Con. Branstine/Neffa (USC) def. De Lucas/Voracek (LMU) – 6-1 Jaeger/Willson (USC) vs. Anderson/Gabrielsen (LMU) – 2-5 susp. Order of Finish: 2, 1* USC wins doubles point Singles #25 Angela Kulikov (USC) vs. Veronika Miroschnichenko (LMU) – 6-2, 4-6, 2-1 susp. Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) – 6-3, 1-6, 6-1* Nevada Apollo (LMU) def. Danielle Willson (USC) – 6-4, 6-3 Katerina Filip (LMU) def. Sydney Van Alphen (USC) – 6-2, 6-1 Ana Neffa (USC) def. Lillian Gabrielsen (LMU) – 7-5, 6-1 Constance Branstine (USC) def. Siobhan Anderson (LMU) – 6-3, 6-4

Order of Finish: 4, 6, 5, 3, 2* #9 Stanford 1, #37 USC 4 March 6, 2020 – Taube Family Tennis Center | Stanford, Calif. Doubles #19 Arbuthnott/Blake (Stan.) def. #16 Kulikov/Cayetano (USC) - 6-4* Gordon/Madurawe (Stan.) def. Con. Branstine/Neffa (USC) – 6-2 Jaeger/Willson (USC) vs. #43 Choy/Higuchi (Stan.) – 5-5 susp. Order of Finish: 2, 1* Stanford wins doubles point Singles #12 Michaela Gordon (Stan) def. #28 Angela Kulikov (USC) – 7-5, 6-3 #121 Emily Arbuthnott (Stan.) def. #44 Eryn Cayetano (USC) – 6-3, 7-6 #117 Angelica Blake (Stan.) def. Danielle Willson (USC) – 6-0, 6-1 #97 Janice Shin (Stan.) def. Ana Neffa (USC) – 6-4, 6-2 Sara Choy (Stan.) def. Sydney Van Alphen (USC) – 6-2, 6-1 Emma Higuchi (Stan.) def. Constance Branstine (USC) – 6-2, 6-1*

Order of Finish: 3, 5, 6*, 4, 1, 2

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