The ink on Rudy Quan’s UCLA enrollment is barely dry.

But the freshman is already close to imprinting his name in Westwood.

“He’s off and running in college tennis,” said head coach Billy Martin. “And I think he’s going to be a huge part of our success this year.”

Representatives from UCLA men’s tennis competed at the ITA All-American Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center from Sept. 21 to Sept. 29. The Bruins got both sides of the coin, winning 11 of the 21 matches they competed in.

Nearly half of the wins were attributed to Quan. The Thousand Oaks, California, local bested his opponent in three of his four individual matches and two of four doubles. During the singles qualifying rounds, Quan shut two seniors’ windows of opportunity in straight sets, defeating Florida State’s No. 88 Youcef Rihane 6-4, 6-2 and Cornell’s No. 54 Adit Sinha 7-5, 6-0.

“Rudy’s more of a back court (player), hitting lots of balls. That was the same way Mackie (Mackenzie McDonald) was back six years ago and had great success for us,” Martin said. “So I see a lot of Mackie in Rudy, as well as the great competitiveness that Spencer (sophomore Spencer Johnson) had for us last year.”

Quan also paired up with junior Aadarsh Tripathi for the doubles, where the duo conquered Nebraska pair Leo Linquet and Anton Shepp 6-0, 6-4 and No. 42 Nate Bonetto and Gabriele Brancatelli 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-2) from Georgia Tech.

The freshman also represented the Bruins in the singles main draw. Quan had the upper hand in his match against Michigan State’s No. 72 Aristotelis Thanos 6-3, 7-5. Meanwhile, his match against Arizona’s No. 15 Jay Friend ultimately tilted in his opponent’s favor 5-7, 6-3, 6-0.

“Just trying to focus on what you can control out there,” Quan said. “There’s going to be different bumps in the road, obviously in life and in tennis. So being able to practice that throughout your life helps a lot for me.”

Though pushed to the periphery of Quan’s limelight, returning Bruins tasted similar victory. Redshirt sophomore Emon van Loben Sels dominated two of the three prequalifying matches, mustering a 6-2, 7-5 win against Rice’s Arthus de la Bassetiere and a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Tulane’s Luka Petrovic. Johnson outlasted Georgia’s Oscar Pinto Sansano 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the qualifying round.

Meanwhile, Tripathi and senior Alexander Hoogmartens both collected wins for the Bruins in singles qualifying consolation matches. Both players knotted their wins in the third set, Tripathi with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory and Hoogmartens with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

UCLA’s upcoming match will be the UCSB Classic from Oct. 5 to Oct. 7 at the Arnhold Tennis Center.