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University of California, Santa Barbara

2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster

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Kai Brady

  • Height 6-0
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Redondo Beach, Calif.
  • High School Palos Verdes HS

Biography

2023-24: All-Big West Doubles Second Team Selection…Big West Player of the Week (Feb. 7)...Helped the team win The Big West Regular Season title…Went 12-7 in singles play in the No. 4 and No. 5 position…Dominated in the No. 5 position with a 10-5 record…Went an overall 9-11 in doubles play going 5-10 with Lucca Liu and 4-1 with partner Pablo Masjuan…With Liu as his doubles partner, the duo defeated the No. 75 ranked doubles team from Harvard (March 12).

2022-23: All-Big West First Team doubles selection...Helped the team win a share of The Big West Regular Season Championship and win The Big West Tournament Championship earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament...Went 11-5 in the No. 1 doubles position with partner Phillip Jordan and 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents...With partner Phillip Jordan, defeated the No. 38 ranked doubles partnership from Pepperdine on Feb. 19...Finished the season 7-2 in singles play, including a 6-1 record in the No. 6 spot...Recorded a five-match winning streak from Mar. 9 - Apr. 14.

2021-22: All-Big West Second Team doubles selection...Big West Team Runner-Up...Finished the season 18-8 overall in singles competition with a 5-1 Big West record...Earned a 13-4 mark in dual matches...With partner Phillip Jordan, had a 21-3 doubles record...Helped the Gauchos to a 4-1 win over No. 4 Hawai'i on Apr. 30.

2020-21: Big West Team Champion...Went 7-3 overall in singles play, including 4-2 in Big West action...Was 3-1 at the No. 4 and 4-2 at No. 6...10-5 overall in doubles, including 7-1 with partner Joseph Guillin.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kai Brady attended Palos Verdes High School…Prior to moving to Palos Verdes HS, he attended Redondo Union HS…Won CIF, Bay League, and Ojai doubles championships as a junior in 2019, his last completed season…Was also an Ojai doubles finalist as a sophomore in 2018…Advanced to the CIF and California State tournaments in 2019…Competed in the Ojai finals vs. Torrey Pines HS and the CIF finals vs. Harvard Westlake HS in 2019…Coached by his father, Kip Brady, in high school.

JUNIORS: Had a No. 72 sectional ranking…Ranked 676th nationally…Coached by his father, Kip Brady, at the Jack Kramer Club…Rated a 5-star recruit on TennisRecruiting.net…He was ranked the No. 4 tennis recruit from California and No. 21 nationally.

PERSONAL: Kai Tuzon Brady was born Aug. 7, 2001 in Redondo Beach, Calif…The son of Kip and Virginia Brady…Father Kip was an All-American tennis player at UC Santa Barbara in the 1980s…Has one sister, Sheena, and a brother, Keo…His most memorable sports moment was making it to the 2019 Ojai Finals…Ratatouille is his favorite movie…Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Clippers…Queen, Post Malone, and Ed Sheeran are his favorite bands/musicians…The Office is his favorite TV show…Tyreek Hill and Patrick Mahomes are his favorite athletes…Hobbies include playing guitar and piano, surfing, and golf…Undeclared major at UC Santa Barbara, but would like to play professional tennis.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    6'0" 175 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    6'0" 175 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    6'0" 175 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    6'0" 175 lbs