2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Andy Nguyen
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
β’ 2024 Big West Freshman of the Year
β’ Two-time All-Big West - Singles
β’ Two-time All-Big West - Doubles
2024-25 (Sophomore)
β’ First-team All-Big West selection in both singles and doubles
β’ Two-time Big West Player of the Week
β’ Went 20-4 overall and a team-leading 17-2 in dual-match singles while playing primarily at No. 2
β’ Closed out the year on a 16-match win streak
β’ Came in at No. 20 in the final ITA Southwest Regional singles rankings
β’ Defeated No. 83 Savriyan Danilov of seventh-ranked San Diego, 7-5, 6-4, in the NCAA First Round
β’ Clinched the Anteatersβ 4-3 Big West semifinal win over UC Davis with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 triumph against Lucas Bollinger
β’ Also took down Lucca Liu of No. 34 UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-3, in the Big West championship match
β’ Had an impressive 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Pepperdineβs Linus Halldin
β’ Led 80th-ranked Max Basing of No. 6 Stanford, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0, when the match was abandoned
β’ Upset No. 52 Iiro Vasa of San Diego, 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Opened the ITA Sectional Championships with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win against No. 125 Nicholas Godsick of Stanford
β’ Owned a team-best 10-7 dual-match doubles record
β’ Teamed up with Noah Zamora to go 9-7 at the top of the lineup
β’ The duo opened the 2025 campaign with a 6-3 victory over UCLAβs 10th-ranked pair of Alexander Hoogmartens and Aadarsh Tripathi
β’ Nguyen/Zamora reached as high as No. 74 in the ITA National Doubles Rankings
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (With Honors)
2023-24 (Freshman)
β’ Named the Big West Freshman of the Year
β’ Also earned all-conference honors in singles (honorable mention) and doubles (second team)
β’ Went 18-6 overall and 12-4 in dual-match singles
β’ Combined to go 9-4 at Nos. 4 and 5
β’ Put together a seven-match win streak from March 23-April 28
β’ Earned Big West Player of the Week honors after dispatching Pablo Gomez Galvan 6-3 6-2 in a 4-3 triumph against Gonzaga on March 23
β’ Went 2-0 at the Big West Championships to help the Anteaters win the conference title
β’ Defeated Colter Smith of Cal Poly, 6-1, 6-1, in the semifinals
β’ Came back the next day to top Lucca Liu of 45th-ranked UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-3, in the final
β’ Finished with 14 overall doubles victories and 11 in dual matches
β’ Saw most of his action alongside Hiroki Sakagawa where the duo combined for 10 wins, primarily at the second spot in the lineup
High School
β’Β Blue chip recruit out of Millikan High School
β’ 2022 CIF-Southern Section individual champion
β’ Named the Press Telegram Boys' Tennis Player of the Year
β’ Led the Rams to the CIF Division 4 team title in 2021
β’ Two-time Moore League singles champion and MVP
β’ Did not compete his senior year to focus on junior tournaments
β’ Ranked eighth in California and 18th in the nation according to Tennis Recruiting
β’ Owns a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.2
Major
β’ Public health science
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 38-10
Dual-Match Singles: 29-6
Overall Doubles: 26-22
Dual-Match Doubles: 21-17
β’ Two-time All-Big West - Singles
β’ Two-time All-Big West - Doubles
2024-25 (Sophomore)
β’ First-team All-Big West selection in both singles and doubles
β’ Two-time Big West Player of the Week
β’ Went 20-4 overall and a team-leading 17-2 in dual-match singles while playing primarily at No. 2
β’ Closed out the year on a 16-match win streak
β’ Came in at No. 20 in the final ITA Southwest Regional singles rankings
β’ Defeated No. 83 Savriyan Danilov of seventh-ranked San Diego, 7-5, 6-4, in the NCAA First Round
β’ Clinched the Anteatersβ 4-3 Big West semifinal win over UC Davis with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 triumph against Lucas Bollinger
β’ Also took down Lucca Liu of No. 34 UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-3, in the Big West championship match
β’ Had an impressive 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Pepperdineβs Linus Halldin
β’ Led 80th-ranked Max Basing of No. 6 Stanford, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0, when the match was abandoned
β’ Upset No. 52 Iiro Vasa of San Diego, 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Opened the ITA Sectional Championships with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win against No. 125 Nicholas Godsick of Stanford
β’ Owned a team-best 10-7 dual-match doubles record
β’ Teamed up with Noah Zamora to go 9-7 at the top of the lineup
β’ The duo opened the 2025 campaign with a 6-3 victory over UCLAβs 10th-ranked pair of Alexander Hoogmartens and Aadarsh Tripathi
β’ Nguyen/Zamora reached as high as No. 74 in the ITA National Doubles Rankings
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (With Honors)
2023-24 (Freshman)
β’ Named the Big West Freshman of the Year
β’ Also earned all-conference honors in singles (honorable mention) and doubles (second team)
β’ Went 18-6 overall and 12-4 in dual-match singles
β’ Combined to go 9-4 at Nos. 4 and 5
β’ Put together a seven-match win streak from March 23-April 28
β’ Earned Big West Player of the Week honors after dispatching Pablo Gomez Galvan 6-3 6-2 in a 4-3 triumph against Gonzaga on March 23
β’ Went 2-0 at the Big West Championships to help the Anteaters win the conference title
β’ Defeated Colter Smith of Cal Poly, 6-1, 6-1, in the semifinals
β’ Came back the next day to top Lucca Liu of 45th-ranked UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-3, in the final
β’ Finished with 14 overall doubles victories and 11 in dual matches
β’ Saw most of his action alongside Hiroki Sakagawa where the duo combined for 10 wins, primarily at the second spot in the lineup
High School
β’Β Blue chip recruit out of Millikan High School
β’ 2022 CIF-Southern Section individual champion
β’ Named the Press Telegram Boys' Tennis Player of the Year
β’ Led the Rams to the CIF Division 4 team title in 2021
β’ Two-time Moore League singles champion and MVP
β’ Did not compete his senior year to focus on junior tournaments
β’ Ranked eighth in California and 18th in the nation according to Tennis Recruiting
β’ Owns a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.2
Major
β’ Public health science
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 38-10
Dual-Match Singles: 29-6
Overall Doubles: 26-22
Dual-Match Doubles: 21-17
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