LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego Men's Tennis gains another historic recruiting class incoming for the 2027-28 season. Two five-star recruits, Darren Wei and Joseph Nau are officially joining the Triton lineup next fall.
 
Nau is currently ranked No. 57 nationally in the class of 2027 and a five-star recruit by Tennis Recruiting Network, he holds a career-high singles Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 12.02. His 2026 highlights include the Easter Bowl Boys 18s doubles title and the ITF J60 Claremont doubles title in February. Nau also reached No. 1 in the USTA Boys 18U National Doubles Rankings in July 2026. He has also won three L2 national doubles championships, in Austin (2026), Orinda, Calif. (2026), and Waipahu, Hawaii (2025, alongside fellow Triton signee Darren Wei), and added a L2 national singles title in Scottsdale in 2025. That same year, he reached the finals of both the Boys 18s National Indoor and National Clay Court doubles championships. In NorCal sectional play in 2025, he won the doubles title and the mixed doubles title (with current Triton Sonya Goldberg) and finished as a singles finalist.
 
Wei is currently ranked No. 44 nationally in the class of 2027. He holds a career-high singles UTR of 11.62. In 2026, he won the Southern California Junior Doubles Sectionals title. He has also captured two L2 national doubles championships, in Orinda, Calif. (2025, with current Triton Andrew Beceiro) and Waipahu, Hawaii (2025, with fellow Triton signee Joseph Nau). In November 2025, he reached the doubles finals of both the ITF J30 San Diego and the ITF J60 San Diego.
 
QUOTABLE
"Darren is among the best junior players in San Diego and we are thrilled to keep him home at UC San Diego," states Interim Head Coach Jake De Vries. Darren possesses a big serve, firepower off the ground, and great feel inside the court. He is an incredibly disciplined all-court player with an understanding of what shot to hit and when. He has made huge improvements to his game this year with his coach, Josh Milton, and we are looking forward to Darren's continued rise in college tennis."
 
About Nau De Vries states, "Joseph has been a force at the national level for his entire junior career. He is one of the most accomplished doubles players in this class, and he has made a steady rise in singles in 2026 and is peaking at career high ratings right now. Joseph's athleticism and hand skills on the tennis court are off the charts — pair that with his violent swing speed and we have a really special tennis player. He is going to be fun to watch as he progresses through college tennis — we are lucky to have a front row seat for the show."
 
"We couldn't be more excited to bring Joseph and Darren to La Jolla next fall. We have gotten to know them and their families well since we began recruiting them in summer 2025. They have achieved doubles success together and with several of our current scholar-athletes, and they will make a seamless transition into the Triton Tennis family. These guys are both rising through the junior tennis ranks on their way into college and continue to challenge themselves with a tough tournament schedule on the UTR and ITF circuits and USTA national events. Joseph and Darren both will enter as freshmen competing at singles and doubles starting quality level in the West Coast Conference. Most importantly, these guys want to be Tritons, and their strong work ethic will help us set new standards and become a nationally prominent program in the years to come."

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.