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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebel Netters On Top In The Classroom
8/2/2011 | Men's Tennis
Aug. 2, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss men's tennis team continued its tradition of excellence in the classroom in 2011 earning the prestigious ITA All-Academic Team Award for the sixth time in the history of the program, as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its yearly academic awards.
This award honors teams with outstanding academic achievements, requiring a minimum overall 3.2 grade point average to be considered. The Rebels finished the year with a 3.42 GPA.
"The team takes great pride in their outstanding academic achievements," head coach Billy Chadwick said. "It is a challenge to balance academics and athletics. These guys are winners on the court and in the classroom."
The Rebels were one of four Southeastern Conference schools to receive this award.
The ITA also announced the individual awards, with rising seniors Chris Thiemann and Marcel Thiemann and upcoming junior Adrian Forberg Skogeng earning recognition as ITA Scholar-Athletes. To be eligible for ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.50 or higher for the year.
Both the Thiemann's posted a 3.80 GPA last year, including a perfect 4.0 in the spring to receive the honor for the second year in a row.
Marcel is one of only nine Division I players to earn All-America honors and be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Forberg Skogeng earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition for the third time with a 3.80 for the year.
The Rebels also won the Chancellor's Cup for the eighth straight year as the men's varsity team at Ole Miss with the highest cumulative GPA. In addition to these academic honors, the Rebels made their 18th straight NCAA appearance.