Joao Benvenutti

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/8/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • School
    Luther College
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Brazil
  • High School
Men’s Tennis – Player of the Week
Joao Benvenutti, Luther College
So., Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil/Colegio Saber
  • The Norse picked up wins over Dubuque (9-0) and Central (9-0) in conference action and a non-conference win over Carleton (5-4).
  • Benvenutti went 3-0 on the week with wins against Dubuque and Carleton.
  • Against Dubuque, the sophomore at No. 2 singles defeated Rashuan Duck 6-0, 6-1.
  • At No. 1 doubles pairing up with Lev van Hemert, the duo took down Jack Rivkin and Cooper Kline of Carleton 8-6.
  • At No. 1 singles, Benvenutti picked up an important win for the Norse over Yuv Kataria 6-2, 3-6, 10-4.
  • Luther is now 17-5 overall and 4-0 in conference action.
  • The Norse are back in action this week with two conference matches against Wartburg on Tuesday and Coe on Sunday.
  • Benvenutti is collecting his first career Men’s Tennis Player of the week honor.