All Day Rebs Best Trojans

by Ivory Tower on Jan 29, 2009 6:04 PM EST

Not surprisingly, the Ole Miss Men's Tennis Team won their first team match of the year against the Troy Trojans earlier today. I snuck out of the Gillom Center after Devin Britton, who was, indeed, playing in the #1 spot, defeated some German to clinch the meet (let's celebrate America, right?). The Rebels won the doubles point, though our nationally top-ranked team of Bram ten Berge and Jonas Berg won their set with a slightly disappointing score of 8-6.

Calle Norberg was lights-out today, pwning some Latin American dude 6-1, 6-0. Jonas was a bit of a slow starter, but turned on the after-burners to win his match 7-5, 6-1. Devin Britton, though, staged an epic comeback in his second set, recovering from 3-5 to take the match 6-4, 7-5. After the win was assured, I bolted leaving Bram in control at the #4 spot, and Otto Sauer and one of the Germans just starting at 6 and 5, respectively.

Halpert mentioned, in jest perhaps, that things get a little rowdy at tennis matches. What Halpert underestimates is the phenomenal amount of caffeine that surely must be consumed by Lyon Chadwick, third-year law student and son of Coach Billy Chadwick. ACC basketball fans, Central American soccer mobs, and Tom Cruise have nothing on this guy. Dare I even mention the perpetual-intensity machine Mr. Chadwick was when feeding off Robby Poole. So, yeah, Halpert, if you want some legitimate Ole Miss enthusiasm that will make the brain-trust over at the Colonel Reb Foundation rethink their own devotion to Rebel Nation, get yourself down to the Gillom Center (or, when we move outdoors, the Palmer-Salloum Tennis Center) and see what real fannage looks like.

The League of Nations plays again on Saturday in a non-conference match against Kentucky in the first round of the ITA National Tournament at 10:00.

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Kalle* looked like a machine. It was insane. And after you left, Bram, Otto, and Christoph all rolled on.

On another note, we seriously need to get some pictures of Devin playing for us. Every picture we use seems to be from the US Open Juniors. I saw a photographer today, so I'm confident that this important issue to our tennis program will be quickly resolved.

by matthstephenson on Jan 29, 2009 6:44 PM EST reply actions

The only criticism I have is that the "League of Nations" metaphor is weak.

Mainly, because the League of Nations was highly ineffective at doing anything.

by One Man To Beat on Jan 29, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions

Actually, my comment wasn't in jest. I've heard visiting fans have come close to fighting our fans and players, and that we have a pretty boisterous home crowd as far as tennis goes.

by JimHalpert on Jan 30, 2009 12:08 AM EST reply actions

Correction: visiting TEAMs, not fans. Also, Matth Stephenson is a dirty Russian who should not be trusted.

by JimHalpert on Jan 30, 2009 12:11 AM EST reply actions

Also, the League of Nations did not have a representative American, like our great American public tennis team does.

by Ivory Tower on Jan 30, 2009 11:04 AM EST reply actions

The League of Nations failed because there were no Arkansas fans...Everyone knows they are the kings of recruiting...Nutt must have been their coach then.

by Anonymous on Jan 30, 2009 1:05 PM EST reply actions