Bigun, Quan to Join Men's Tennis in 2024-25
January 09, 2024 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ Two of the nation's top men's tennis prospects in the Class of 2024 have signed National Letters of Intent to attend UCLA, head coach Billy Martin announced Tuesday. Kaylan Bigun (West Hollywood, Calif./Seton Home Study School) and Rudy Quan (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Century Academy) are set to join the Bruins for the 2024-25 academic year.
Bigun was touted as the No. 1 player in his class for 2023 by Tennis Recruiting Network thanks in part to appearances at each of the junior Grand Slam events and semifinal-round showings in singles at the Orange Bowl International Championships and doubles at the Eddie Herr International Championships during the year. Quan, a regular in the top five of the Tennis Recruiting list over the past four years, logged a singles semifinals appearance of his own at the 2023 FILA International Junior Championships. He also made the doubles quarterfinal round.
Kaylan Bigun, West Hollywood, Calif. (Seton Home Study School)
Attends Seton Home Study School โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to Tennis Recruiting Network; reached No. 1 in 2023 โฆ career-high ITF junior ranking: 9 โฆ with partner Jagger Leach, advanced to doubles semifinals at 2023 Eddie Herr International Championships in Bradenton, Fla. โฆ reached singles semifinal round at 2023 Orange Bowl International Championships in Plantation, Fla. โฆ with partner and brother Meecah Bigun, earned spot in doubles semifinals at 2023 Prince George's County International Hard Court ITF Presented by Laurel Springs School in College Park, Md โฆ advanced to singles quarterfinal round at 2023 Wimbledon Junior Championships; also earned berths into the US Open, Roland-Garros and Australian Open Junior Championships in 2023 โฆ captured singles title at 2023 Youth Tennis San Diego Open โฆ reached singles quarterfinals at 2023 FILA International Junior Championships in Indian Wells, Calif โฆ advanced to singles final round at 2023 World Junior Tennis event in Salinas, Ecuador โฆ reached singles quarterfinals at 2023 AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International event in Traralgon, VC, Australia โฆ helped United States to runner-up finish at 2022 Junior Davis Cup Finals in Antalya, Turkey.
MARTIN ON BIGUN: "We're all excited to see Kaylan choose UCLA. We've known him for a long time. He's a really good kid and great player. The team is so excited, as well as the coaching staff. We were happy to see him do so well at the Orange Bowl, one of the top international junior tournaments. He will be a great addition for our 2024-25 team."
Rudy Quan, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Century Academy)
Attends Century Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif. โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to Tennis Recruiting Network; reached No. 2 in 2021 and 2020 โฆ with partner Maren Urate, took mixed doubles title at 2023 Jim Hillman Southern California Junior Sectional Championships in Fountain Valley, Calif. โฆ reached singles semifinals at 2023 FILA International Junior Championships in Indian Wells, Calif.; with partner Krish Arora, advanced to doubles quarterfinal round โฆ captured Boys' 16 singles title at 2021 Eddie Herr International Championships in Bradenton, Fla. โฆ collected Boys' 12 singles titles at USTA National Hard Court Championships (Mobile, Ala.), USTA National Clay Court Championships (Orlando, Fla.), USTA National Spring Championships (Easter Bowl โ Indian Wells, Calif.) and USTA National Winter Championships (Tucson, Ariz.) in 2018.
MARTIN ON QUAN: "I'm very excited to have Rudy Quan joining our team next year. I've known Rudy for many years. I've watched him grow up as a young man and great tennis player. He really wants to be a Bruin. His parents went to UCLA and he's always wanted to come here. It's really fun for me to get another top Southern Cal boy and great player to come and play for the Bruins."