Lev van Hemert

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/15/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • School
    Luther College
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • High School
Men’s Tennis – Player of the Week
Lev van Hemert, Luther College
Fr., Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Luther picked up important conference wins over Wartburg (9-0) and Coe (7-2).
  • The freshman recorded a perfect 4-0 record on the week.
  • Against Wartburg, he teamed up with Joao Benvenutti at No. 2 doubles to take down Sean Oslund and Kyle Sehlin, 8-3.
  • At No. 2 singles he took down Wartburg’s Oslund 6-2, 6-1.
  • Pairing up with Benvenutti again at No. 2 doubles, they defeated the Kohawk pair of Graham Peterson and Luke Doig (8-2).
  • The freshman played No. 3 singles against Coe and picked up the 6-1, 6-2 win over Bryton Short.
  • Luther is now 19-5 overall this season and 6-0 in conference action.
  • The Norse will play Wisconsin-La Cross, Northwestern (Minnesota), Buena Vista, Nebraska Wesleyan, and Morningside this week for a full slate of action.
  • The Netherlands native is collecting his first career Men’s Tennis Player of the Week honor.