2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Daniel Wei
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Irvine, CA
- High School:
- Irvine
2020-21 | Freshman: Did not appear in any dual competion.
High School: Tennis Recruiting national ranking of #194 as a senior with a three-star ranking … high school coach was Gary Russell … also competed for Brymer Lewis Tennis Academy and was coached by Erik Nyman, Chuck Brymer and Chris Lewis … earned four varsity letters in tennis and one in soccer … was also on swim team … First-Team Pacific Coast League all four years and all-county as a junior … won PCL and made it to CIF state quarterfinals as a junior … career-high rank of 15 in Southern California … career-high TRN rank of 157.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 20 … son of Xiaoping Wei and Min Li … has a younger sister … nicknames are Dwei/Dway … considering computer science major … future career plan is pilot training … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I wanted to something that wasn’t boring like every other college in the United States.” … began playing tennis at age five … credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports/tennis career … favorite possession/gadget is his phone … one thing on his bucket list is to go to Korea … one road trips, never forgets his headphones … dream vacation spot is Bali … guilty pleasure is eating more sweets than he should … favorite role model is Michael Phelps … something most people don’t know about him is that he can play the piano, guitar, violin and cello … most notable thing about his hometown is that its one of the most safest cities in the country … enjoys listening to Rex Orange County … favorite TV show is Haikyuu … favorite movie is Interstellar … favorite class subject is physics … favorite athlete is Roger Federer.
