Naval Academy Athletics

Dawson on Seidel - 'Brad, who is this year[apos]s captain, is doing a great job stressing conditioning and having fun playing the game. Brad played to his full potential at the end of last season, going 3-0 at Nationals.'

• 2009-10 - Reached 23 wins for a second-straight season sharing time between the No. 4 and 5 positions ... won eight of his first nine matches before stumbling into a rough patch against some highly-ranked opponents in the form of No. 10 Williams, No. 2 Princeton and No. 8 Penn ... played particularly strong over the second half of the season where he won 14 of his last 15 matches, including three-consecutive four-game wins over Franklin & Marshall, St. Lawrence and Bowdoin foes at the CSA Team Championship ... took down Bowdoin[apos]s Peter Cipriano in straight sets to earn the victory, the highest ranked player he defeated during the season ... met Bowdoin[apos]s Arun Makhija in the team championship where Seidel mowed him down in four games ... Makhija was ranked 117th nationally ... finished the year ranked 99th.

• 2008-09 - After battling back problems his freshman year, Seidel bounced back in his sophomore year to become a solid contributor ... one of eight players on the ladder to produce 20-win seasons, he recorded a 23-9 record primarily playing the No. 4 and 5 spots ... opened the year by winning his first 11 matches ... his 3-0 win over Hamilton[apos]s Jono Peters helped contribute to the Mids 9-0 team win and help break the school record for wins in a season ... captured a 3-1 victory over Franklin & Marshall[apos]s Shane Slater in the season finale in what was the highest ranked competitor he beat during the year.

• 2007-08 - Played in 12 varsity matches and turned in an 8-4 record in his first season ... spread his play out between No. 5-8 ... opened his career with a 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 victory over Northwestern and followed up with a 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 win against Denison[apos]s Aaron Dayton ... claimed a hard-fought battle against Dan Sills of Hobart in a four-game match ... gave Williams[apos] Cameron Henry a great battle ... Seidel won the second game before succumbing, 9-5, 8-10, 9-7, 9-6.

• High School - A 2007 graduate of St. John[apos]s Jesuit, Seidel was a three-sport standout, earning letters in golf and lacrosse, while being mentored in squash by his father, John ... in the spring of 2007, St. John[apos]s Jesuit was a state finalist and district runner-up in golf ... he served as team captain of both the golf and lacrosse teams in 2007 ... earned all-city recognition in both sports during his senior year ... ranked 26th in the nation as a U-17 player in 2006.

• Personal - Son of John and Kim Seidel ... majoring in History ... father, John, was captain and played No. 1 singles for the nationally-ranked Stony Brook squash team ... he was finalist for the John Skillman Intercollegiate Sportsmanship Award ... he played on the World Professional Squash Association Tour from 1984-1989 and attained a ranking in the top 25 in singles, top 20 in doubles, and a teaching professional ranking of 3 ... he is also the Athletic Director overseeing all aspects of the Athletic Department at The Toledo Club.