Mehdi Benhammou
| School: |
Radford University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Rabat |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Lycee Descartes |
| Height: |
6-0 |
| Weight: |
175 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Sunday, January 10, 1988 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Finance & Management |
| Singles Record: |
73-30 |
| Doubles Record: |
58-30 |
Benhammou's Accolades
2009 All-Conference Singles
2009 All-Conference Doubles
2009 Big South All-Academic
2009 BSC Scholar Athlete of the Year
2008 All-Conference Singles
2008 All-Conference Doubles
2007 All-Conference Singles
2007 All-Conference Doubles
2006 Big South Freshman of the Year
2006 VaSID All-State 2nd Team
2008-09 Highlights
Named the Big South’s Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Voted to the league’s All-Academic squad for the third consecutive year ... Earned All-Conference singles and doubles recognition for the third consecutive season ... Finished his Big South singles career with a 23-2 record ... Third on the club with 16 singles triumphs in the spring ... 14 of his singles victories came in straight sets... Teamed with Ivan Salec to go a team-best 19-3 in doubles at the No. 2 spot this spring ... Salec and Benhammou dropped just one doubles match in the fall ... Enters the 2009 NCAA Tournament on a seven-match singles winning streak and 13-match doubles run.
2007-08 Highlights
Selected to the Big South All-Conference squad in both singles and doubles competition for the second consecutive season ... Member of the Big South All-Academic Team ... 12-3 overall and 6-0 in the Big South at No. 4 singles ... Teamed with Ivan Salec to go 11-3 overall and 5-1 in the Big South at No. 2 doubles ... Recorded a 2-5 singles and 1-2 doubles record in the fall.
2006-07 Highlights
First Team All-Conference in Singles and Doubles ... Big South All-Academic Team ... 6-1 in Big South and 13-6 overall, primarily playing No 4 singles this spring… Has won last four matches … Four of his five losses this spring have been in three sets … Has a victory at No. 2 vs. Niagara … Won all six Big South matches in straight sets … 18-11 overall singles ... 14-4 at No. 2 doubles with Patrick Metham, 14-6 overall this spring and 16-7 for the year.
2006 Highlights
Joined Radford tennis in the spring of 2006 ... Big South Freshman of the Year ... Finished season ranked 30th in Mideast Region ... VaSID All-State second team ... 22-2 and 6-0 in Big South playing primarily at No. 5 singles .. Posted a 19-match winning streak.
Personal
Full name is Mehdi Mohamed Benhammou ... Son of Abdelhadi Benhammou and Sonad Anbari Serghini... Has two siblings, Fahd and Sofia.
