{"id":33085,"date":"2014-02-04T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=33085"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:26:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:26:59","slug":"scholtz-wins-huge-davis-cup-match-for-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/scholtz-wins-huge-davis-cup-match-for-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholtz Wins Huge Davis Cup Match for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ole Miss Men's Tennis vs Clemson on Sunday, January 26th, 2014 during the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Oxford, MS.<\/p><\/div>\n

PRETORIA, South Africa \u2013 His dad is a celebrity in South Africa after a decorated career in Rugby, but on this day in his native country, Ole Miss men\u2019s tennis junior Nik Scholtz became the talk of the country, when he won a huge five-setter against world No. 276 Benjamin Balleret in the Davis Cup tie against Monaco at the Irene Country Club.\u00a0 His first Davis Cup victory was a thriller, 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 3-6, 6-3.<\/p>\n

The match began on Friday afternoon after rain delayed the start of the day\u2019s festivities.\u00a0 With his country already down 0-1 after dropping the first match, Scholtz took to the courts and promptly won the first set 7-5 to rousing applause from the home crowd.\u00a0 Early into the second set down a break, play was suspended due to darkness.<\/p>\n

Scholtz and Balleret resumed their match Saturday morning, and the two-time collegiate All-American broke back and ended up winning the second set 7-6(3).\u00a0 With over 10 years of Davis Cup experience, Balleret served well in the third set to extend the match and then won the fourth by the same score of 6-3.\u00a0 At 3-2 in the final set, Scholtz broke to go up 4-2 and held the rest of the way for 6-3 and arguably the biggest win in his tennis career.<\/p>\n

Following a victory high-five with captain, John-Laffnie De Jager, Scholtz raced across the courts to embrace his family and shared an emotional moment with his father, Calla.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was an emotional win,\u201d said Scholtz after the victory. \u201cMy parents have been such a big part of my success, and I give credit to them for the love and support they unconditionally give me at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even his opponent, while understandably disappointed, had good things to say about Scholtz and his future in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cNik has a great future, he is a talented player with a big serve which is a major weapon. I think if Nik can work on his baseline game and move more to the net after his big serve he could be a better player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Scholtz\u2019 match, South Africa\u2019s doubles pair of Raven Klaasen and Ruan Roelofse gave the homestanding team a 2-1 lead with a five-set win in the doubles.<\/p>\n

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