Senior transfer from Yale will begin his play as a Golden Bear in spring of 2003…preseason ranked No. 45 by ITA in singles…2001-02: Missed much of the season due to injuries, but still qualified for the NCAA tournament in singles and doubles…finished with a national singles ranking of No. 74 and doubles ranking of No. 29…2000-01: After going undefeated during the Ivy League season, he became the first unranked male player to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament…finished with a 19-5 record, earning All-America honors, Ivy League Player of the Year first team All-Ivy…ranked No. 1 in the Northeast Region and 69th nationally in singles and No. 2 in the region in doubles with partner Dustin West…earned a USTA gold ball in the summer of 2000 by winning the ITA National Mixed Doubles Championships…1999-2000: Took a one-year leave to play professional events as an amateur…PERSONAL/PREVIOUS: A graduate of Bayshore High School, helped lead his team to two consecutive district championships (1996-97)…earned All-Dade (Miami) and All-Tri-County honors…as a junior player, was ranked as high as No. 10 in the nation in the 18 & under…Top 5 in the nation in every age division, Top 50 in the ITF junior rankings and quarterfinalist in the Orange Bowl in 1997…full name is Steve Ryan Berke…environmental design/architecture major…hobbies include playing the guitar and drums, acting, painting and going to the theater…parents are William and Alam Berke…born May 5, 1981 in North Miami, Florida.