Ole Miss Duo Captures Doubles Title At All-American Championships

TULSA, Okla. Ole Miss claimed its third national title as Rebel seniors Jonas Berg and Bram ten Berge captured the doubles championship at the D’Novo/ITA All-American Sunday.  They posted a straight set win against Tulsa’s Arnau Brugues and Phil Stevens at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Berg and ten Berge won the first set 6-4.  They got off to a good start in the second set and went on to win it 6-4, clinching their second consecutive tournament title in their first year as a team.  The No. 9 nationally ranked duo also won the USTA National Invitational earlier this year.

“This was a great win for the program.  They progressed throughout the tournament,” said assistant coach Toby Hansson, who was with the guys this weekend in Tulsa.   The quarterfinals and semifinals was the best they’ve played. It was really windy, and the conditions were tough out there today.  But, they handled the pressure really well.  Their experience and success in the NCAAs paid off.  You could tell they were ready to play.”

It was the second year in a row for Ole Miss to have a finalist in the doubles at the All-American, and second for Berg, who teamed up with former three-time All-American Erling Tveit to finish runner-up last year.   Berg and Tveit also made the finals at the NCAAs in Tulsa, while ten Berge and his partner, former All-American Matthias Wellermann, reached the semifinals at the NCAAs.

“We’re both seniors, and that made a big difference,” Bram ten Berge said.  "We’ve played big matches before.  He (Jonas) was in the finals here last year and in the NCAA finals, and I was in the semifinals of the NCAAs.   It helps to be in those situations.  We played better each match. It was hard today because it was very windy, but we handled it well.”

"I have made two finals (All-American and NCAAs) here in Tulsa, and it’s great to finally win one here,” Jonas Berg said.  “The conditions were very tough because of the wind.  We started off slow in the first match.   I was very tired from the two long matches in singles, and Bram did a great job of picking us up.   We got better with each match.  It was tough conditions today, playing in the wind against the home crowd.  We played real well on the big points."

This was the second title at the All-American Championships for the Rebels, as former All-American Catalin Gard won the singles title in 2004.

The Rebels are back in action Oct. 16-20 at the ITA Southeast Regional in Lexington, Ky.

ITA D’NOVO ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TULSA, Okla.

MAIN DRAW DOUBLES

Finals Bram ten Berge/Jonas Berg (OM) def. Arnau Brugues/Chris Stevens (TULSA) 6-1, 6-4.

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