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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Men's Tennis All-American Mondays: Part 5
11/4/2019 | Men's Tennis
ROBBYE POOLE; 2007
Robbye Poole concluded his career in 2008 by helping lead Ole Miss to the SEC Tournament Championship, their seventh consecutive SEC West title, the NCAA Elite Eight and a final national ranking of No. 6. He qualified for the NCAA Championships in singles for the second year in a row and earned All-SEC second team honors. Poole was named the Most Valuable Player at the ITA National Team Indoor as the Rebels reached the semifinals for the fifth time. He also earned SEC Player of the Week honors twice.
Poole enjoyed his best season as a Rebel in 2007, earning All-America honors. He ended the year ranked No. 33 in the nation in singles and reached the round of 16 in his first NCAA Singles Championship appearance. Poole went 4-1 in the NCAA Team Championships in helping the Rebels reach the "Sweet Sixteen." He earned All-SEC first team honors after going 8-2 in the SEC. Poole finished with a team-leading 35-11 overall record, including a 19-5 dual match record, 10-1 at No. 3 singles. He was instrumental in the Rebels capturing their sixth consecutive SEC West title and reaching the SEC Tournament final. Poole was named the SEC Player of the Week for the week of March 5 for going 4-0 in singles and doubles in leading the Rebels to wins over Florida and South Carolina.
Poole finished his business degree in December of 2008 and played on the ATP Professional circuit for a few years.
BRAM TEN BERGE; 2008, 2009
The 2009 season was a banner year for Bram ten Berge capped by winning the Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award as the top male student-athlete in the entire league. The two-time All-American ended the year ranked No. 3 in the nation in doubles and spent 14 weeks ranked No. 1 in the nation. The All-SEC first team selection and team captain helped the Rebels advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the ninth time and earn a final national ranking of No. 4. Ten Berge also helped lead the Rebels to the SEC regular season championship with an undefeated league record, their second consecutive SEC Tournament Championship and their eighth straight SEC West title. In addition, he teamed with Jonas Berg to capture the ITA All-American Championship in doubles in the fall of 2008.
In 2008, ten Berge paired with Matthias Wellermann to reach the semifinals at the NCAA Doubles Championships, earning All-America honors. The duo just missed out on making it an all Ole Miss final and assuring the Rebels of the title. Despite missing nine matches during the season due to injury, ten Berge helped the Rebels win the SEC West Title and advance to the NCAA Elite Eight. In his first action since March, ten Berge, won both his matches in the NCAA first and second rounds to help propel the Rebels to their 14th "Sweet Sixteen" berth.
In 2006, ten Berge earned All-SEC honors and helped Ole Miss win the SEC West and reach the NCAA Final 16. He finished with a 13-8 record at No. 3 singles, which included clinching the win against Florida State in the second round of the NCAAs. As a freshman in 2005, ten Berge played a huge role in the Rebels' advancing to the NCAA Final Four. He rallied from down 1-5 in the third set against Georgia at No. 5 singles to clinch the win and the team's fourth semifinal appearance. He helped the Rebels capture the overall SEC Championship as well as the SEC West title.
Additional academic honors include an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2009, induction into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society in 2008. Ten Berge was also a four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and the 2006 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's tennis. Ten Berge graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2009 with a degree in Classics and in December of 2015 earned his PhD. in Classical Studies at the University of Michigan.
ERLING TVEIT; 2006, 2007, 2008
As a senior in 2008, Erling Tveit became the third three-time All-American in the history of the program. He teamed with Jonas Berg to advance to the finals at the NCAA Doubles Championship, cementing his place as one of the top doubles players ever to play at Ole Miss. The pair teamed up together for the first time at the beginning of the fall of 2007 and ended the year ranked No. 3 in the nation. Tveit and Berg were also named to the ITA Rolex Collegiate All-Star Team.
Tveit helped lead the Rebels to the SEC Tournament Championship, their seventh straight SEC West title, the NCAA Elite Eight and a final national ranking of No. 6. Individually, Tveit became the second Rebel to earn All-SEC honors all fours years of his career and the fourth to record 100 wins in a career, finishing with 107. In 2007, Tveit became the first Ole Miss tennis player to earn All-America honors multiple times in singles and doubles, earning the honor for the second year in a row. He ended the year ranked No. 16 in the nation in singles and No. 10 in doubles. Tveit teamed with Eric Claesson to advance to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Doubles Championship. He earned All-SEC first team honors in helping lead the Rebels to their sixth consecutive SEC Western Division Championship and the SEC Tournament final for the third time in four years and second year in a row.
Erling Tveit firmly implanted his name among the best players in the nation while becoming the 19th All-American in the history of Ole Miss men's tennis in 2006. In his first season at No. 1 singles, Tveit guided the Rebels to their fifth consecutive SEC West title, the SEC Tournament final and the NCAA "Sweet Sixteen." He went 18-4 at the top spot, including clinching the win over Mississippi State for the SEC West crown. Tveit went 3-0 in singles and doubles to lead the Rebels to the NCAA Final 16 and then continued his excellent play, advancing to the Semifinals at the NCAA Singles Championship. He became the fourth Rebel to reach the singles semifinals and only the second to do so as a sophomore.
As a freshman in 2005, Tveit went 6-1 in doubles and singles in his first NCAA Championships to help Ole Miss advance to the NCAA Final Four for the fourth time. He played a major role in the Rebels' capturing their second consecutive overall SEC Championship and their fourth straight SEC West title. Tveit recorded a 21-2 mark in dual matches, including 9-2 in the SEC at No. 3 singles. Off the court, Tveit received a $5,000 Postgraduate Scholarship as a finalist for the SEC Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition, he was a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete, a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a regular on the University honor roll.
Tveit earned his degree in December of 2008.
MATTHIAS WELLERMANN; 2008
Matthias Wellermann teamed with Bram ten Berge to reach the NCAA Doubles Semifinals in 2008, earning All-America honors. The duo just missed out on making it an all-Ole Miss final and assuring the Rebels of the title.
Wellermann helped lead the Rebels to the SEC Tournament Championship, their seventh straight SEC West title, the NCAA Elite Eight and a final national ranking of No. 6. An All-SEC first team honoree, Wellermann went 15-3 at No. 2 doubles with two different partners and helped the Rebels go through the SEC Tournament without a loss in doubles. In his first season (2007) with the Rebels, Wellermann helped lead the Rebels to the SEC Western Division Championship and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
Off the court, Wellermann was named to the 2008 ESPN the Magazine CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-America Third Team and was a two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete. Wellermann completed his master's degree in accounting and earned an MBA at St. Gallen in Switzerland.