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Dayal, Seidman Sign to Join Men's Tennis in 2026-27
November 21, 2025 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ Junior standouts Nav Dayal and Lev Seidman have signed valid grants-in-aid to UCLA and its men's tennis program, head coach Billy Martin announced. Dayal and Seidman, who have both ranked among the top 25 players in their class by TennisRecruiting.net, will join the team as freshmen in 2026-27.
Dayal, a native of Granite Bay, Calif. who currently attends Laurel Springs School, is considered a Blue Chip talent. He made a run through singles qualifying and into the second round at the ITF J300 Indian Wells (FILA International Junior Championships) event earlier this year. Dayal is a regular of ITF events, turning in multiple notable results in San Diego.
Seidman, a five-star recruit from Delray Beach, Fla., attends Dwight Global. Like Dayal, Seidman has made the rounds on the ITF World Tennis Tour. He has reached finals at a number of these events, including several in Central America and South America.
Nav Dayal, Granite Bay, Calif. (Laurel Springs School)
Attends Laurel Springs School โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 10 in 2022 and 2023 โฆ current UTR Rating: 12.45 โฆ advanced through singles qualifying and reached second round at ITF J300 Indian Wells (FILA International Junior Championships) event in 2025 โฆ advanced to singles final round at ITF J60 San Diego event in 2024; with partner Navneet Raghuram, reached doubles semifinal round โฆ won Boys' 18 singles crown at Level 2: Austin, TX event in 2024 โฆ advanced to Boys' 18 singles final round at Level 2: Stockton, CA event in 2024 โฆ reaching Boys' 18 singles final round at Scottsdale, AZ โ Saguaro Shootout event in 2024 โฆ claimed singles title at ITF J30 San Diego event in 2024 โฆ took Boys' 16 singles championship at Level 2: Austin, TX event in 2023 โฆ claimed Boys' 18 singles championship at 2023 Manteca Level 4 Junior 18s Excellence event in Manteca, Calif. โฆ won singles title at 2021 NorCal Boys' 16 Sectional Championships (Closed Level 3) in Fairfield, Calif. โฆ won Boys' 18 singles title at 2021 Norcal Performance Training Championship Open (Level 5 Open) in San Jose, Calif.
MARTIN ON DAYAL: "We are extremely happy to have Nav join our team. He's had some great results โ even already beating a few guys on our team โ so he's going to come in and have the respect of our team members right away. I think he'll be a great addition as we lose a couple really good seniors next year."
Lev Seidman, Delray Beach, Fla. (Dwight Global)
Attends Dwight Global โฆ five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 25 in 2024 โฆ current UTR Rating: 12.24 โฆ veteran of ITF M15 and M25 events across 2024 and 2025 โฆ with partner Sasha Colleu, reached final round at ITF J60 Guatemala event in 2024 โฆ reached singles and doubles (with partner Rafael Ferreira) final rounds at ITF J60 Guatemala, ITF J60 Harare (doubles with partner Allan Gatoto) and ITF J60 Managua doubles with partner Holland Snell) events in 2023; also reached doubles final round at ITF J60 Santa Tecla (with partner Diego Schtulmann) event in 2023 โฆ captured singles title at ITF J60 Gaborone event in 2023 โฆ reached singles final round at ITF J4 Tacarigua event in 2022 โฆ won Boys' 14 singles title at Level 2: Virginia Beach, VA event in 2022 โฆ reached Boys' 14 singles final round at Level 2: Dothan, AL event in 2022 โฆ captured singles crown at 2022 Hunters Green Boys 14 event in Tampa, Fla. โฆ with partner Illija Palavestra, claimed Boys' 14 doubles championship at Delray Beach, FL โ Sunshine State Open event in 2021 โฆ won Boys' 14 singles title at Level 5: Broward, FL event in 2021.
MARTIN ON SEIDMAN: "We are very excited to have Lev joining our team. He's a junior who shows great improvement โ especially in the past year to six months โ and that happens with a lot of young men at his age. I think he really might be a young man who's going to be an up-and-comer and someone who will only get better when he joins our team, besides being a wonderful young man and someone who will be a great teammate."
Dayal, a native of Granite Bay, Calif. who currently attends Laurel Springs School, is considered a Blue Chip talent. He made a run through singles qualifying and into the second round at the ITF J300 Indian Wells (FILA International Junior Championships) event earlier this year. Dayal is a regular of ITF events, turning in multiple notable results in San Diego.
Seidman, a five-star recruit from Delray Beach, Fla., attends Dwight Global. Like Dayal, Seidman has made the rounds on the ITF World Tennis Tour. He has reached finals at a number of these events, including several in Central America and South America.
Nav Dayal, Granite Bay, Calif. (Laurel Springs School)
Attends Laurel Springs School โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 10 in 2022 and 2023 โฆ current UTR Rating: 12.45 โฆ advanced through singles qualifying and reached second round at ITF J300 Indian Wells (FILA International Junior Championships) event in 2025 โฆ advanced to singles final round at ITF J60 San Diego event in 2024; with partner Navneet Raghuram, reached doubles semifinal round โฆ won Boys' 18 singles crown at Level 2: Austin, TX event in 2024 โฆ advanced to Boys' 18 singles final round at Level 2: Stockton, CA event in 2024 โฆ reaching Boys' 18 singles final round at Scottsdale, AZ โ Saguaro Shootout event in 2024 โฆ claimed singles title at ITF J30 San Diego event in 2024 โฆ took Boys' 16 singles championship at Level 2: Austin, TX event in 2023 โฆ claimed Boys' 18 singles championship at 2023 Manteca Level 4 Junior 18s Excellence event in Manteca, Calif. โฆ won singles title at 2021 NorCal Boys' 16 Sectional Championships (Closed Level 3) in Fairfield, Calif. โฆ won Boys' 18 singles title at 2021 Norcal Performance Training Championship Open (Level 5 Open) in San Jose, Calif.
MARTIN ON DAYAL: "We are extremely happy to have Nav join our team. He's had some great results โ even already beating a few guys on our team โ so he's going to come in and have the respect of our team members right away. I think he'll be a great addition as we lose a couple really good seniors next year."
Lev Seidman, Delray Beach, Fla. (Dwight Global)
Attends Dwight Global โฆ five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 25 in 2024 โฆ current UTR Rating: 12.24 โฆ veteran of ITF M15 and M25 events across 2024 and 2025 โฆ with partner Sasha Colleu, reached final round at ITF J60 Guatemala event in 2024 โฆ reached singles and doubles (with partner Rafael Ferreira) final rounds at ITF J60 Guatemala, ITF J60 Harare (doubles with partner Allan Gatoto) and ITF J60 Managua doubles with partner Holland Snell) events in 2023; also reached doubles final round at ITF J60 Santa Tecla (with partner Diego Schtulmann) event in 2023 โฆ captured singles title at ITF J60 Gaborone event in 2023 โฆ reached singles final round at ITF J4 Tacarigua event in 2022 โฆ won Boys' 14 singles title at Level 2: Virginia Beach, VA event in 2022 โฆ reached Boys' 14 singles final round at Level 2: Dothan, AL event in 2022 โฆ captured singles crown at 2022 Hunters Green Boys 14 event in Tampa, Fla. โฆ with partner Illija Palavestra, claimed Boys' 14 doubles championship at Delray Beach, FL โ Sunshine State Open event in 2021 โฆ won Boys' 14 singles title at Level 5: Broward, FL event in 2021.
MARTIN ON SEIDMAN: "We are very excited to have Lev joining our team. He's a junior who shows great improvement โ especially in the past year to six months โ and that happens with a lot of young men at his age. I think he really might be a young man who's going to be an up-and-comer and someone who will only get better when he joins our team, besides being a wonderful young man and someone who will be a great teammate."
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