Time for our weekly look at some of the top performances in Men's College Tennis — the nominees for HERO of the Week!
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We will announce the winner on Twitter @HEROSportsNews once the poll closes Monday. You can find and view past winners on the HERO of the Week page.
With a majority of the Week 1 vote, UCLA's Evan Zhu was voted D1 Men's Tennis HERO of the Week! The freshman earned the award after he helped the Bruins overcome a 2-0 deficit by defeating No. 19 Stanford's David Wilczynski. His win over Wilczynski helped the Bruins take their third-straight Pac-12 victory.
Congratulations Evan!
Now for this week's nominees.
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Gustav Hansson
Ole Miss (SEC): Hansson went 2-0 in singles with two ranked wins, including No. 19 William Bushamuka, to help the Rebs earn a 4-2 win against Kentucky after dropping the doubles point.
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Florian Lakat
California (PAC 12): Florian won two times in both singles and doubles – including clinching the doubles point and overall win at No. 23 Oregon – as No. 12 Cal swept its road trip in the Pacific Northwest.
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Constantin Schmitz
Tulane (AAC): Schmitz took the W at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles as Tulane scored a 6-1 win against No. 36 SMU to close the regular season.
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Miguel Diaz
Pacific (WCC): Diaz went 2-0 this week and began by defeating ranked singles player Michail Pervolarakis of Portland in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, to help pave the way for the Tigers win
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Jaime Bueno
Saint Leo (SSC): Bueno won both his singles and his doubles match to help No. 3 Saint Leo capture a 5-4 victory over No. 8 Lynn and lock in the No. 2 seed for the SSC tournament.
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Eirik Groner
Lander (PBC): Groner moves to 18-0 in singles play with wins over Limestone and Columbus State last week. He beat Limestone’s Stefano Soares at #2 singles 6-0, 6-2, then beat Columbus State’s Paul Sprengelmeijer at #3 6-1, 6-0.
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Indianapolis (GLVC): He finished the regular season with a 4-0 finish at No. 1 singles and doubles, helping his team go undefeated in the GLVC and earn the No. 1 East seed in the league’s postseason tournament
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Xavier Oshinowo
Rensselaer (Liberty League): He led the Engineers to a 2-0 record with a pair of wins at No. 2 singles. He defeated Stevens, 6-2, 6-2, to give the Engineers a 4-1 lead, and he clinched Rensselaer's 6-3 win against Vassar.
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Alex Makarenko
Birmingham-Southern (SAA): He placed a 4-0 record on the weekend with wins at No. 2 singles and doubles in two team matches against Berry and Oglethorpe.
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Ben Sentz
York (CAC): Sentz went 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles to lead the Spartans into the CAC semifinals.
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