Bram ten Berge Wins NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

INDIANAPOLIS Bram ten Berge, who recently completed an outstanding career with the Ole Miss men’s tennis team, was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as announced by the NCAA. 

Ten Berge, the 2009 Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, graduated from the University of Mississippi this past May with a 3.97 grade point average in the Classics.

The scholarship is a one-time grant of $7,500 that is awarded to 29 men and 29 women across the country for each sports season fall, winter and spring.

“Bram represents what we strive for, to be the best on the court and in the classroom,” head coach Billy Chadwick said.   “He is an exceptional student-athlete and is very deserving of this honor.”

A two-time All-American, ten Berge helped lead Ole Miss to two overall SEC Championships, the SEC Tournament Championship, the NCAA Final Four, two NCAA Elite Eight appearances and a final national ranking of No. 4 in 2009.  He spent 14 weeks ranked No. 1 in the nation in doubles in his final campaign and ended his career with more than 100 doubles wins. 

Off the court, ten Berge was a four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete, a four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a member of the Chancellor’s Honor Roll every semester.  This year he was named to the ESPN the Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team.

“Bram’s selection as a recipient of a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship highlights a wonderful athletic and academic career at Ole Miss,” Athletics Director Pete Boone said.

Ten Berge becomes the second Ole Miss men’s tennis player to earn an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, joining former two-time All-American Alex Hartman, (received one in 2003) who currently works for Goldman-Sachs in London.

Ten Berge will begin a PhD program in Classical Studies at the University of Michigan in the fall.

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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