AUGUSTA, Ga.  – Columbus State men's tennis student-athlete Daniel Hammond secured his first career Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week honor for his performance on Sunday afternoon.

The junior from New Zealand claimed victories at #1 singles and #2 doubles as the fifth-ranked Cougars opened the spring season with a 7-0 win over Anderson (S.C.).

Ranked #19 in the nation in singles, Hammond defeated Anderson's Mathis Collignon 6-4, 6-1 in singles play and partnered with Benedek Szombathelyi at #1 doubles to beat Anderson's Collignon and Thavornchaisophon 6-2. The duo is ranked #5 by the ITA in doubles.

Hammond and the Cougars return to action tomorrow with a road match at Converse (S.C.) at 2:30 p.m. ET in Spartanburg, S.C.