Rudy Quan
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Quan Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for Second Time
February 26, 2025 | Men's Tennis
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Rudy Quan of the UCLA men's tennis team was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week Wednesday for the second time in his career, the conference announced.
Quan won both matches he played in the Bruins' 4-3 home loss to No. 25 USC (Feb. 22). He capped the performance with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against No. 34 Peter Makk in singles play. The ranked win became Quan's best in his young career and also represented the first time he finished triumphant on Court 1. The result temporarily pushed UCLA into the lead at 3-2.
Quan also teamed with fellow first-year standout Kaylan Bigun to win an all-freshman doubles matchup on Court 3. Quan and Bigun prevailed 6-3 to give the Bruins an early advantage.
Quan was previously voted Freshman of the Week Jan. 22 after making his dual-match debut. Teammate Spencer Johnson won the program's first Big Ten weekly award when he was tabbed Player of the Week during the fall.
2025 BIG TEN MEN'S TENNIS FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK
Quan won both matches he played in the Bruins' 4-3 home loss to No. 25 USC (Feb. 22). He capped the performance with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against No. 34 Peter Makk in singles play. The ranked win became Quan's best in his young career and also represented the first time he finished triumphant on Court 1. The result temporarily pushed UCLA into the lead at 3-2.
Quan also teamed with fellow first-year standout Kaylan Bigun to win an all-freshman doubles matchup on Court 3. Quan and Bigun prevailed 6-3 to give the Bruins an early advantage.
Quan was previously voted Freshman of the Week Jan. 22 after making his dual-match debut. Teammate Spencer Johnson won the program's first Big Ten weekly award when he was tabbed Player of the Week during the fall.
2025 BIG TEN MEN'S TENNIS FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK
| Week | Freshman |
| Jan. 15 | Edouard Aubert, Wisconsin |
| Jan. 22 | Rudy Quan, UCLA |
| Jan. 29 | Reiya Hattori, Penn State |
| Feb. 5 | Matthew Forbes, Michigan State |
| Feb. 12 | Clement Lemire, Oregon |
| Feb. 19 | Nathan Trouve, USC |
| Feb. 26 | Rudy Quan, UCLA |
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