2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Branstine, Carson
Carson Branstine
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Connections Academy
- Hometown:
- Orange, Calif.
Bio
BRANSTINE’S AWARDS & HONORS
BRANSTINE’S ITA RANKING HISTORY
BRANSTINE IN THE RECORD BOOK
AT TEXAS A&M
202-24 (FIFTH YEAR)
Branstine rejoined the Aggies for a postseason push following a stint in the professional ranks following a season-ending injury in 2023… She made her debut in the SEC Tournament where she helped A&M reach the final for the fourth-consecutive season… Continuing in the postseason, she played a crucial role in the team’s first NCAA Tournament title, garnering NCAA All-Tournament Team honors in both singles and doubles… She finished the year ranked No. 41 in singles with a 5-1 record and No. 74 in doubles with Lucciana Perez holding a 4-1 record.
2022-23 (Senior)
Branstine had her season cut short due to injury... she logged a singles record of 7-4 including three ranked wins which was highlighted by a victory over No. 17 Sydni Ratliff from Ohio State... She held a doubles record of 12-1 across two partners (Jayci Goldsmith and Mary Stoiana), her partnership with Stoiana went untarnished as the pair were undefeated (9-0), earning them All-American and All-SEC First Team honors due to their high ranking.
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
Posted a 17-9 record in singles coupled with a strong 21-3 mark in doubles action… Owns the highest ranked singles victory in school history, defeating No. 1 Eryn Cayetano of USC 6-4, 6-3 during ITA Indoors… Became A&M’s highest-ranked singles athlete in eight years on May 4, climbing to the No. 8 spot… Was named an ITA Singles All-American at the conclusion of the season after garnering a top-16 seed in the NCAA Singles Tournament… Named SEC Player of the Week following her record-setting win over Cayetano for the week of Feb. 16… Notched the clinch victory in A&M’s historic sweep over No. 7 Georgia… Cemented her first ranked win over No. 46 Margarita Skriabina of Texas Tech… Published a 14-7 overall record against nationally-ranked singles opponents… Crushed No. 11 McCartney Kessler in straight sets during the SEC Tournament Semifinal win over host-Florida... Clinched A&M’s trip to the Elite Eight with a straight set win over Vanderbilt’s No. 46 Anna Ross… Logged her first ranked doubles victory with Mary Stoiana against No. 12 Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee to clinch the doubles point in the eventual 5-2 regular season win over Florida… Earned her first collegiate doubles ranking with Stoiana on March 9.
AT VIRGINIA
2020-21 (REDSHIRT)
Sat out the season due to injury.
AT USC
2019-20 (REDSHIRT)
Sat out the season due to injury.
PERSONAL: Carson Branstine was born in September of 2000 in Orange, Calif… Is the youngest daughter of Bruce and Carol Branstine… Has two sisters, Cassidy and Constance… Constance was a member of the USC women’s tennis team, while Cassidy was a member of the women’s tennis program at UC Irvine… Her cousin, Freddie Freeman, is an All-Star first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers… Spent one season apiece at USC and Virginia before transferring to Texas A&M in January of 2022… Majoring in Society, Ethics and Law with a minor in Philosophy, and expects to graduate from Texas A&M in May of 2023… Aspires to continue her tennis career professionally and eventually attend law school to become an entertainment lawyer… In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, baking, playing guitar and modeling… She is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, and represents Canada professionally
BRANSTINE’S RANKED WINS
(as of June 18, 2024)
Singles
#46 Margarita Skriabina, Texas Tech (January 30, 2022)
#53 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya, Old Dominion (February 12, 2022)
#1 Eryn Cayetano, USC (February 13, 2022)
#94 Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State (March 11, 2022)
#79 Sabina Machalova, Ole Miss (March 13, 2022)
#46 Anna Ross, Vanderbilt (March 18, 2022)
#108 Carlota Molina, Kentucky (March 20, 2022)
#27 Lea Ma, Georgia (March 27, 2022)
#65 Selin Ovunc, Auburn (April 1, 2022)
#74 Loudmilla Bencheikh, Alabama (April 3, 2022)
#81 Safiya Carrington, LSU (April 8, 2022)
#41 Anna Ross, Vanderbilt (April 22, 2022)
#11 McCartney Kessler, Florida (April 23, 2022)
#46 Anna Ross, Vanderbilt (May 14, 2022)
#37 Solymar Colling, San Diego (February 10, 2023)
#17 Sydni Ratliff, Ohio State (February 11, 2023)
#83 Sara Dahlstrom, Florida (March 3, 2023)
#8 Rachel Gailis, Florida (April 20, 2024)
#37 Julia Garcia Ruiz, Oklahoma (May 5, 2024)
#6 Fiona Crawley, North Carolina (May 10, 2024)
Doubles
(with Mary Stoiana)
#12 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee, Florida (March 6, 2022)
#47 Mell Reasco/Dasha Vidmanova, Georgia (March 27, 2022)
#15 Kailey Evans/Elizabeth Goldsmith, San Diego (February 10, 2023)
#37 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers, Ohio State (February 11, 2023)
#32 Reese Brantmeier/Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina (February 12, 2023)
#11 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers, Ohio State (February 26, 2023)
(with Lucciana Perez)
#47 Hibah Shaikh/Natasha Subhash, Virginia (May 17, 2024)
#55 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn, Georgia (May 19, 2024)
- NCAA All-Tounrament Team Singles (2024)
- NCAA All-Tounrament Team Doubles (2024)
- ITA All-American Singles (2022)
- ITA All-American Doubles (2023)
- ITA Texas Region Rookie of the Year (2022)
- All-SEC First Team (2022, 2023)
- SEC Player of the Week (February 16, 2022)
- SEC Player of the Week (April 6, 2022)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (at Virginia, 2021)
- Australian Open Junior Doubles Champion (with Bianca Andreescu, 2017)
- French Open Junior Doubles Champion (with Bianca Andreescu, 2017)
BRANSTINE’S ITA RANKING HISTORY
- Career-High Singles Ranking – No. 8 (May 4, 2022)
- Career-High Doubles Ranking – No. 2 (May 4, 2023) with Mary Stoiana
BRANSTINE IN THE RECORD BOOK
- Single-Season Doubles Win Percentage – No. 1 (.875, 2022)
AT TEXAS A&M
202-24 (FIFTH YEAR)
Branstine rejoined the Aggies for a postseason push following a stint in the professional ranks following a season-ending injury in 2023… She made her debut in the SEC Tournament where she helped A&M reach the final for the fourth-consecutive season… Continuing in the postseason, she played a crucial role in the team’s first NCAA Tournament title, garnering NCAA All-Tournament Team honors in both singles and doubles… She finished the year ranked No. 41 in singles with a 5-1 record and No. 74 in doubles with Lucciana Perez holding a 4-1 record.
2022-23 (Senior)
Branstine had her season cut short due to injury... she logged a singles record of 7-4 including three ranked wins which was highlighted by a victory over No. 17 Sydni Ratliff from Ohio State... She held a doubles record of 12-1 across two partners (Jayci Goldsmith and Mary Stoiana), her partnership with Stoiana went untarnished as the pair were undefeated (9-0), earning them All-American and All-SEC First Team honors due to their high ranking.
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
Posted a 17-9 record in singles coupled with a strong 21-3 mark in doubles action… Owns the highest ranked singles victory in school history, defeating No. 1 Eryn Cayetano of USC 6-4, 6-3 during ITA Indoors… Became A&M’s highest-ranked singles athlete in eight years on May 4, climbing to the No. 8 spot… Was named an ITA Singles All-American at the conclusion of the season after garnering a top-16 seed in the NCAA Singles Tournament… Named SEC Player of the Week following her record-setting win over Cayetano for the week of Feb. 16… Notched the clinch victory in A&M’s historic sweep over No. 7 Georgia… Cemented her first ranked win over No. 46 Margarita Skriabina of Texas Tech… Published a 14-7 overall record against nationally-ranked singles opponents… Crushed No. 11 McCartney Kessler in straight sets during the SEC Tournament Semifinal win over host-Florida... Clinched A&M’s trip to the Elite Eight with a straight set win over Vanderbilt’s No. 46 Anna Ross… Logged her first ranked doubles victory with Mary Stoiana against No. 12 Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee to clinch the doubles point in the eventual 5-2 regular season win over Florida… Earned her first collegiate doubles ranking with Stoiana on March 9.
AT VIRGINIA
2020-21 (REDSHIRT)
Sat out the season due to injury.
AT USC
2019-20 (REDSHIRT)
Sat out the season due to injury.
PERSONAL: Carson Branstine was born in September of 2000 in Orange, Calif… Is the youngest daughter of Bruce and Carol Branstine… Has two sisters, Cassidy and Constance… Constance was a member of the USC women’s tennis team, while Cassidy was a member of the women’s tennis program at UC Irvine… Her cousin, Freddie Freeman, is an All-Star first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers… Spent one season apiece at USC and Virginia before transferring to Texas A&M in January of 2022… Majoring in Society, Ethics and Law with a minor in Philosophy, and expects to graduate from Texas A&M in May of 2023… Aspires to continue her tennis career professionally and eventually attend law school to become an entertainment lawyer… In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, baking, playing guitar and modeling… She is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, and represents Canada professionally
BRANSTINE’S RANKED WINS
(as of June 18, 2024)
Singles
#46 Margarita Skriabina, Texas Tech (January 30, 2022)
#53 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya, Old Dominion (February 12, 2022)
#1 Eryn Cayetano, USC (February 13, 2022)
#94 Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State (March 11, 2022)
#79 Sabina Machalova, Ole Miss (March 13, 2022)
#46 Anna Ross, Vanderbilt (March 18, 2022)
#108 Carlota Molina, Kentucky (March 20, 2022)
#27 Lea Ma, Georgia (March 27, 2022)
#65 Selin Ovunc, Auburn (April 1, 2022)
#74 Loudmilla Bencheikh, Alabama (April 3, 2022)
#81 Safiya Carrington, LSU (April 8, 2022)
#41 Anna Ross, Vanderbilt (April 22, 2022)
#11 McCartney Kessler, Florida (April 23, 2022)
#46 Anna Ross, Vanderbilt (May 14, 2022)
#37 Solymar Colling, San Diego (February 10, 2023)
#17 Sydni Ratliff, Ohio State (February 11, 2023)
#83 Sara Dahlstrom, Florida (March 3, 2023)
#8 Rachel Gailis, Florida (April 20, 2024)
#37 Julia Garcia Ruiz, Oklahoma (May 5, 2024)
#6 Fiona Crawley, North Carolina (May 10, 2024)
Doubles
(with Mary Stoiana)
#12 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee, Florida (March 6, 2022)
#47 Mell Reasco/Dasha Vidmanova, Georgia (March 27, 2022)
#15 Kailey Evans/Elizabeth Goldsmith, San Diego (February 10, 2023)
#37 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers, Ohio State (February 11, 2023)
#32 Reese Brantmeier/Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina (February 12, 2023)
#11 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers, Ohio State (February 26, 2023)
(with Lucciana Perez)
#47 Hibah Shaikh/Natasha Subhash, Virginia (May 17, 2024)
#55 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn, Georgia (May 19, 2024)
Georgia Postgame: Mark Weaver, Mary Stoiana, Mia Kupres
Sunday, May 18
Michigan Postgame: Mark Weaver, Nicole Khirin, Lexington Reed
Saturday, May 17
NCAA Team Championship Preview: Daria Smetannikov
Monday, May 12
NCAA Team Championship Preview: Mia Kupres
Monday, May 12
