{"id":15769,"date":"2012-09-12T14:41:11","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T19:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=15769"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:31:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:31:28","slug":"ole-miss-scholtz-to-represent-south-africa-in-davis-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/ole-miss-scholtz-to-represent-south-africa-in-davis-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss\u2019 Scholtz To Represent South Africa In Davis Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 It\u2019s been a whirlwind year for Ole Miss men\u2019s tennis sophomore Nik Scholtz, and this week he\u2019s experiencing the thrill of a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Scholtz, who began the year as the highest ranked SEC player in the nation at No. 5, is in Montreal, Canada, representing his home country, South Africa, in the Davis Cup.\u00a0\u00a0 The World Group playoff against Canada begins Friday at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Scholtz became the first Rebel in program history to earn SEC Freshman of the Year honors.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, Scholtz was named ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year and earned All-America honors while helping lead the Rebels to their 16th NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Scholtz\u2019s accomplishments in 2012 played a huge role in his selection to the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found out about two weeks before the Olympics ended.\u00a0 I was told not to speak to media or anyone until after the Olympics when they made the official announcement of who was on the team,\u201d Scholtz said.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa and Canada are both vying to earn a spot in the top tier of the Davis Cup.\u00a0 South Africa is bidding for a place in the top tier for the first time since 1998, but they have missed out in the play-offs in each of the last three years.<br \/>\n&#8220;Davis Cup is always a 50-50 shot, it\u2019s a dogfight,\u201d said Scholtz on his country\u2019s chances.\u00a0 \u201cThe crowd is always more rowdy and conditions are a little different.\u00a0 But I think you always have a chance in Davis Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scholtz doesn\u2019t know yet if he\u2019ll actually play this weekend, but nonetheless, he\u2019s excited to be part of this experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it means a lot to be selected among guys that are playing professional tennis full-time,\u201d Scholtz said.\u00a0 \u201cI can learn a lot from them since I\u2019m kind of a young gun, the new guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting for Nik.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I know he hopes to play, but just to be part of the team and to represent your country is very special,\u201d associate head coach Toby Hansson said.\u00a0 \u201cAlso, it\u2019s great for Ole Miss to have a player who is representing their country on a big stage.\u00a0 It\u2019s a very big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with the Rebels on twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OleMissMTennis\">@OleMissMTennis<\/a> and on facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OleMissMTennis\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/OleMissMTennis.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 It\u2019s been a whirlwind year for Ole Miss men\u2019s tennis sophomore Nik Scholtz, and this week he\u2019s experiencing the thrill of a lifetime. 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