Austin – University of Texas Men's Tennis has signed prep standout Lucas Brown to a National Letter of Intent (NLI), head coach Bruce Berque announced Wednesday. Brown will enroll and join the program this January.
"We are all pumped that Lucas has decided to become a Longhorn," Berque said. "He has been one of the top few players in the country in every age group and is one of the hardest workers and most passionate competitors out there. I have no doubt that Lucas will make a major impact on our program during his years in Austin."
"I can't wait to begin my college journey at UT," Brown said. "College tennis has been my main source of motivation and inspiration over the years. Now, with my college career just around the corner, I'm truly excited. I'm excited to be part of the team, I'm excited to work hard, and I'm excited to improve as a student, athlete and person."
A native of Plano, Texas, Brown is the top-ranked player in the state of Texas and rated No. 6 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net. Throughout his juniors career, he has earned a total of 19 USTA National Balls, including eight gold, nine silver and two bronze. He has also earned a No. 1 USTA national ranking in every age division from 12s-18s.
Recently, Brown reached the doubles semifinals of the Lubbock 15K Futures, and prior to that was an 18s Clay Court Nationals singles semifinalist in 2022 and doubles champion in 2021. He was also a USTA Winter Nationals singles and doubles finalist in 2021. In the 16s division, Brown had great success at Kalamazoo, including being a singles finalist and the doubles champion in 2021, and a doubles finalist in 2019. Along with that, he was an Orange Bowl singles semifinalist and doubles finalist in 2020. Brown completed most of his high school coursework at iUniversity Prep and spent his final semester at the Laurel Springs School.
