When South African tennis player Nicolaas Scholtz committed to Ole Miss in 2012, he had already played in all four junior grand slams and carried a career-high ranking as the No. 22 junior player in the world. The Caledon, Za. native was the best recruit to ever play for the Rebels and immediately began to tear up the SEC and NCAA field.
He was the only freshman to earn All-America honors in both singles and doubles and named SEC freshman of the year after reaching the NCAA Singles Quarterfinals and led the team to the sweet sixteen.