Rami Hemaidan Award Male Athlete of the Week Week Of 9/23/2018 Sport American Rivers Conference School Coe College Year Freshman Position Hometown Cedar Rapids, Iowa High School Kennedy Male Athlete of the Week – Men’s Tennis – Player of the Week Rami Hemaidan, Coe College Fr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy Hemaidan won the 2018 American Rivers Conference men’s tennis individual tournament A-flight singles title over the weekend. In the opening round, eighth-seeded Hemaidan downed Central's William Isiminger 6-3, 6-1 before taking down Jake Smith from Luther 6-3, 6-2 in the second round. In the quarterfinals, Hemaidan defeated Brook Norwood of Luther 6-1, 6-2. Hemaidan took out fifth-seeded Nate Parsons of Luther 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 to advance to the finals. In the championship match, Hemaidan beat Loras’ Trevor Hamilton 6-2, 6-2. The win was the sixth-straight A-flight singles title for the Kohawk program. Hemaidan and partner Bo Wilson also claimed 3rd-place in the A-flight doubles bracket.
