BERKELEY – The California men’s tennis team has signed China native Qian Sun, who will join the Golden Bears immediately, Cal’s Peter Wright Director of Men’s Tennis Kris Kwinta announced Thursday.
Sun, a 22-year-old sophomore, is eligible to compete when the Bears play at the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship – pairing with teammate Alex Chang – starting Friday in La Jolla. Cal also plays at UC San Diego on Sunday.
“It’s always been my dream to come to a United States university and be able to play tennis and study,” Sun said. “I wanted to play in college. I love college tennis. I’m a team guy, and I like to compete with a team. I want to develop my game here then play on the tour. And I came to Cal because it’s one of the best schools in the world.”
One of Sun’s best recent results was winning the doubles title in the M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat tournament in Thailand in September. The right-hander also competed in doubles qualifying in the 2023 China Open in Beijing. He has career-best ATP rankings of 470 in doubles and 1160 in singles.
“I’m a better doubles player than singles, for sure,” Sun said.
A product of Shanghai, Sun and his family lived in Australia for several years before moving back to China. The 6-2 Sun previously attended the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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