University of Southern California Men's Tennis

Brett Masi enters into his seventh season as the head coach at USC, having compiled a 103-49 record in the past six seasons at Troy. Overall he boasts a 286-141 (.670) career record as he enters 2025-26 with the Trojans. In 2025, Masi led the Trojans to a NCAA Super Regional appearance, after pulling the upset on the No. 6-seeded San Diego in the NCAA Second Round. In USC's inaugural year in the Big Ten Conference, the Trojans finished tied for fourth in the conference with a conference record of 8-5 and an overall record of 16-11. Senior Peter Makk was the first player named to the All-Big Ten first team, as he was picked unanimously and earned ITA All-American status. In the 2023 season, Masi led the Trojans to their fourth-consecutive Pac-12 championship, finishing off the season as the No. 10 ranked squad in the country with an overall record of 21-8. The Trojans continued their streak of making the NCAA tournament as a team, as well as in the singles and doubles tournaments. The Trojans once again secured Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year, while three players made the Pac-12 First Team. In 2021, he collected his 200th career win as a head coach. The 2022 season also saw Masi named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, while the Trojans swept the Pac-12 Player and Doubles Team of the Year awards. In 14 seasons as a head coach, he carried his teams to 11 NCAA appearances, including USC’s NCAA Round of 16 run in 2021. A former assistant to USC’s 2009 NCAA Championship team, Masi returned

Former UCLA tennis standout, Bryce Pereira, enters his fourth season on staff as the USC men's tennis assistant coach. He was first hired as a volunteer assi...

Cody Worsham serves as USC's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications & Brand Advancement, leading the department's efforts in brand strategy, storytelling, creative content, and strategic communications for all 23 varsity programs. Since joining USC, he has played a pivotal role in bolstering the Trojans' brand during the transition to the Big Ten, helping drive a 62% increase in USC Athletics' social media value in 2024-25. Prior to USC, Worsham spent four years at LSU Athletics as Chief Brand Officer, where he led the department's creative, digital, and strategic communications efforts and worked on Heisman campaigns for Jayden Daniels and Joe Burrow. He also served for six months as Interim Vice President of Marketing & Communication for LSU, overseeing all communication efforts for the flagship institution. A former award-winning sportswriter with lead editorial roles at Tiger Rag and DIG Magazine, Worsham is a 2011 graduate of LSU and continues to elevate the USC brand through innovative storytelling, data-driven strategy, and fan engagement.

Gia Larez has been the Associate Director of Sports Brands and Communications at USC since 2021. Larez was named the primary media contact for women's basketball on October 1, 2025 after previously serving as the interim men's basketball sports information director. In addition to working with women's basketball, she also serves as the primary contact for both men's and women's tennis. Gia also serves as the producer for USC Football Radio (including Trojans Live and the Trojan Tailgate Show). Previously, Larez worked with football and men's basketball. She began her career as a graduate assistant SID at USC from 2019-2020. She came to USC from Syracuse, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 2019 in communication and rhetorical studies. She also earned a minor in marketing. At Syracuse, she was on the club swimming team and served as an intern in the Athletic Communications department where she worked primarily with football. Larez earned her master's degree in strategic public relations from USC in 2020.

Josh Shoemaker is in his fifth year in the USC Athletic Department and his fourth (2026) as the Director of Operations for USC lacrosse. Shoemaker "Shoe" first joined the Trojans’ staff in 2021 as an assistant director of equipment operations in charge of lacrosse, soccer, and both the men’s and women’s golf programs. Shoemaker moved into his position as lacrosse director of operations in the summer of 2022 and was a member of the staff when the Trojans won the 2023 Pac-12 Championship and secured a berth in the NCAA tournament. In his role, Shoemaker manages all aspects of the program’s operations including budget and Nike apparel allotment. He coordinates team travel, including flights, hotels, and ground transportation, and assists with alumni relations. In his career, Shoemaker has collected more than 13 years of collegiate and professional experience in equipment management, operations, and logistics. Before arriving in Los Angeles, Shoemaker supported all 22 sports as Director of Equipment Operations at East Stroudsburg University in 2021. Shoemaker also served as an equipment coordinator for the UFC in Las Vegas (2017-20). He got his start as a student football equipment manager (2014-15) and was later promoted to assistant football equipment manager (2015-17) at Incarnate Word. Shoemaker graduated from San Antonio College with an Associate of Arts degree in liberal arts and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in sports management from Incarnate Word in 2015.

Marc Lucero, a professional tennis coaching veteran, enters his second season on staff as the USC men's tennis associate head coach. He was hired to the posi...

Whitney Rotrock began at USC as an academic counselor in 2011. She has served SAAS in various capacities since then, including Personal Development, Career Development and Advising. She is currently in a hybrid Personal Development and Advising position, overseeing the Personal Development programming for all 21 sports and coordinating all academic resources for the Men's & Women's Tennis and Lacrosse Programs. In her role as Director of Personal Development Whitney oversees the PD Budget, plans and executes all PD programs and events, develops the curriculum and serves as the lead facilitator of the Freshman Success Seminar, advises for post-graduate educational opportunities and coordinates academic honors and fellowship nominations. She also chairs the Athletic Department Health & Wellness Committee, and sits on the LGBTQA and Athlete Career Transition Committees. Whitney came to USC from San Jose State, where she served three years as the Director of Student Services and nearly two years as the Student Services Coordinator. While at SJSU, Whitney oversaw various aspects of Compliance including Athletic Financial Aid and the National Letter of Intent program. In addition she coordinated all Student-Athlete Affairs programming and served as the advisor for SJSU's Student Athlete Advisory Committee. A native of Oregon City, Ore., Whitney's athletics career began at Oregon State, where she worked in the football academic office as a student assistant for four years, graduatin