A freshman from Whangarei, New Zealand, Hammond wins the honor for the second consecutive week.
Hammond registered a 2-0 mark at No. 1 doubles last week. In the first position in doubles, Hammond and Guilherme Zotin de Oliveira stretched their winning streak to three straight. The duo posted a 6-4 victory over Tomas Balazi and Leon Petko of Campbell last Tuesday. Over the weekend, Hammond and Oliveira knocked off the No. 15 nationally-ranked doubles team of Floridan Walcher and Luka Brown of Wingate by a 7-5 margin.
In singles play, Hammond picked up a straight sets victory 6-3, 6-3 over top-50 nationally-ranked Gabriel Constantino of Wingate.
2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Week 1 (Oct. 12, 2022)
Men's Tennis Player of the Week: Max Borisov, Lees-McRae
Week 2 (Oct. 19, 2022)
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week: Merlin Bellet, Converse
Week 3 (Oct. 26, 2022)
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week: Alex Sodre, King
Week 4 (Feb. 8, 2023)
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week: Hassan Badran, Emmanuel
Week 5 (Feb. 15, 2023)
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week: Daniel Hammond, Mount Olive
Week 6 (Feb. 22, 2023)
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week: Daniel Hammond, Mount Olive