USC Women’s Tennis Welcomes Three New Trojans
July 11, 2017 | Women's Tennis, Features
Constance Branstine, Rebecca Weissmann and Alexa Corcoleotes will join the Women of Troy this fall.
LOS ANGELES--Three young women have officially joined the USC women's tennis team, head coach Alison Swain announced today. Constance Branstine arrives at USC after competing her freshman year at UC Irvine, while Rebecca Weissmann transfers to Troy as a sophomore from LSU. In addition, Alexa Corcoleotes joins the team as a freshman from Hillsborough, Calif.
Constance Branstine formerly competed for the UCI Anteaters during her freshman season where she played at the No. 1 position for both singles and doubles. She was selected to the 2017 All-Big West First Team in singles and was an honorable mention in doubles.
Before competing at UCI, Branstine was a member of the 2015 Southern California section team that won the USTA National 18's National Team championship. While at Villa Park High School, Branstine was named the 2016 OC Register Girls' Tennis Player of the Year in addition to earning All-Orange County First Team honors. She helped to lead the Spartans to back-to-back Crestview League team titles. As a senior, Branstine had a 45-2 record and was a five-star blue chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net. She held a Top-30 national ranking and was ranked sixth overall in the Southern California 18's division.
"Constance brings strong experience playing No. 1 singles at her former institution, and I believe that competitive experience will be valuable to our team," said Swain.
Rebecca Weissmann competed her freshman season as a member of LSU's 2016 No. 1 recruiting class in the nation. She played primarily in the No. 5 singles position and No. 2 in doubles.
Weissmann was a five-star blue chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net. She was ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Colorado and as high as 12th in the nation. She won the Colorado 5A state singles title in 2013 as a freshman and was the U18 Girls Championship winner at the 2013 Florida Open. In addition to her many accolades, Weissmann won the 2014 Eddie Herr International 16's doubles tournament and won a Gold Ball at the Alabama Team National Championships. Weissmann also received the Sportsmanship Award at the 2013 Winter Nationals.
Said Swain, "I'm thrilled to welcome Becca to the Trojan family. During the recruiting process, I was impressed with Becca's positive attitude, work ethic, and insight into her priorities for her college and tennis career. Becca will bring a lot of energy and a great attitude to USC tennis."
Alexa Corcoleotes will join USC women's tennis as a true freshman. In September 2016, she was ranked the No. 39 player nationally in the Class of 2017. The International Junior Tennis Federation also ranked her the No. 365 player in the world in February of 2015. Corcoleotes won the Gold Ball in doubles at the 2016 Women's Grass Court Nationals and the Silver Ball in doubles at the 2016 Women's Hard Court Nationals. She also placed second in singles and first in doubles at the 2014 Girls' 14's USTA Regional Championships. In addition, Corcoleotes competed in and reached the semifinals of both singles and doubles tournaments in multiple international events from 2013-15, taking place in Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States.
"I'm excited to welcome Alexa to USC women's tennis," said Swain. "Alexa is motivated, has a strong work ethic, and is a team player. Her enthusiasm for all that USC has to offer both on and off the court is contagious, and I look forward to the energy she will bring to our program."
These three Women of Troy will arrive ready to compete in the 2017-18 women's tennis season.
Constance Branstine formerly competed for the UCI Anteaters during her freshman season where she played at the No. 1 position for both singles and doubles. She was selected to the 2017 All-Big West First Team in singles and was an honorable mention in doubles.
Before competing at UCI, Branstine was a member of the 2015 Southern California section team that won the USTA National 18's National Team championship. While at Villa Park High School, Branstine was named the 2016 OC Register Girls' Tennis Player of the Year in addition to earning All-Orange County First Team honors. She helped to lead the Spartans to back-to-back Crestview League team titles. As a senior, Branstine had a 45-2 record and was a five-star blue chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net. She held a Top-30 national ranking and was ranked sixth overall in the Southern California 18's division.
"Constance brings strong experience playing No. 1 singles at her former institution, and I believe that competitive experience will be valuable to our team," said Swain.
Rebecca Weissmann competed her freshman season as a member of LSU's 2016 No. 1 recruiting class in the nation. She played primarily in the No. 5 singles position and No. 2 in doubles.
Weissmann was a five-star blue chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net. She was ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Colorado and as high as 12th in the nation. She won the Colorado 5A state singles title in 2013 as a freshman and was the U18 Girls Championship winner at the 2013 Florida Open. In addition to her many accolades, Weissmann won the 2014 Eddie Herr International 16's doubles tournament and won a Gold Ball at the Alabama Team National Championships. Weissmann also received the Sportsmanship Award at the 2013 Winter Nationals.
Said Swain, "I'm thrilled to welcome Becca to the Trojan family. During the recruiting process, I was impressed with Becca's positive attitude, work ethic, and insight into her priorities for her college and tennis career. Becca will bring a lot of energy and a great attitude to USC tennis."
Alexa Corcoleotes will join USC women's tennis as a true freshman. In September 2016, she was ranked the No. 39 player nationally in the Class of 2017. The International Junior Tennis Federation also ranked her the No. 365 player in the world in February of 2015. Corcoleotes won the Gold Ball in doubles at the 2016 Women's Grass Court Nationals and the Silver Ball in doubles at the 2016 Women's Hard Court Nationals. She also placed second in singles and first in doubles at the 2014 Girls' 14's USTA Regional Championships. In addition, Corcoleotes competed in and reached the semifinals of both singles and doubles tournaments in multiple international events from 2013-15, taking place in Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States.
"I'm excited to welcome Alexa to USC women's tennis," said Swain. "Alexa is motivated, has a strong work ethic, and is a team player. Her enthusiasm for all that USC has to offer both on and off the court is contagious, and I look forward to the energy she will bring to our program."
These three Women of Troy will arrive ready to compete in the 2017-18 women's tennis season.
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