The time has come to honor the best tennis players in the country at the D1 level with the honorees for HERO of The Week. Each week we will have a list of nominees for you to vote for that stood out in competition over the week prior.
Voting will take place in the poll at the bottom of this article following the list of nominees. Voting only takes place in the poll, and the voting will close on Friday at 10:00 a.m. PST for each poll.
Without further ado, here are the nominees for HERO of The Week!
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Dan Little, Utah
Little got the Utes started quite nicely in their dual match with Arizona State. The leadoff player for Utah took down the 35th-ranked player in D1 singles play in straight sets.
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Jack Davis, Washington
Another Pac-12 standout Davis was able to rebound from a first set loss to claim victory over his foe from Oregon. Following a 2-6 first set loss, Davis did not allow any more than 2 games to be dropped in the following sets, winning both 6-1, 6-2.
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Connor Thompson, UNC-Greensboro
Thompson was the lone winner for UNCG against Davidson. Oddly enough, the Spartans standout was also the first player of the day, winning in straight sets.
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Oliver Crawford, Florida
Crawford pulled out a huge upset win for the Gators in a dual match with the best program in the country, Wake Forest. Ranked 51st in the nation, the Gator standout took down the 30th-ranked player to give UF their first singles win on the day.
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Nicolas Kramer, New Orleans
Kramer was the only winner for the Privateers in a dual match with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Going fifth in the singles rotation, Kramer won in straight sets with the clincher coming at a tally of 7-6.
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Nicolas Alvarez, Duke
Alvarez – ranked 17th in the nation – rebounded to collect a come-from-behind victory over his ranked foe from Virginia. The match marked the 10th straight contest in which Alvarez faced off with a ranked opponent.
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Daniel Langston, Valparaiso
Langston was one of a clean sweep of winners for Valpo versus Oral Roberts. But his victory was arguably the most impressive, as the last player in the singles rotation limited his opponent to a near minimum with a 6-0, 6-1 win.
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