Height: | 5-10 |
Weight: | 150 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Basking Ridge, NJ |
High School: | Ridge |
Parents: | Jerold & Dana |
Freshman (2011-12):
Fine first year with the program after giving the bottom
portion of the singles lineup consistency and productivity ...
Finished the campaign with an overall singles slate of 24-2 (20-1
dual) ... Logged the majority of his singles play at the No. 6 spot
where he finished with an 18-1 mark (2-0 at No. 5) ... Captured
First Team All-UAA acclaim at No. 6 singles after recording a 3-0
ledger at the league championships ... Posted a 6-2, 6-0, win over
Will Petrie of Williams College (May 22) that gave the Eagles a 4-1
edge in an eventual 5-4 triumph in the national semifinals ... In
the national championship encounter vs. Kenyon, his 6-1, 6-3
verdict against Kevin Ye tied the match at 3-3 ... Captured his 18
opening singles matches during the spring portion of the schedule
... Moved up to the No. 5 singles slot and responded with a 6-4,
7-6 win against Thomas Millet of No. 20 Cal Lutheran (Mar. 14) in
the team's 8-1 victory ... Won all three of his No. 6 singles
endeavors at the National Indoor Championships including a
come-from-behind 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 decision against Joey MacGibbon of
Gustavus Adolphus, his lone three-set match of the year ... Won his
first four singles matches at the ITA Regional Championships,
advancing to the semifinal round where he was topped by teammate
Chris Goodwin ... One of his singles wins at the ITA Regionals was
a 6-3, 6-4 outcome vs. North Carolina Wesleyan's Rhinat Khussainov
who ended the year as the No. 25-ranked D-III player in the
nation.
High School:
Four-year member of the tennis program at Ridge High School ... Was
coached by Chad Griffith ... Served as team captain his junior and
senior years ... Played No. 1 singles throughout his prep career
and compiled a 90-21 won-lost record ... Two-time county champion
... Helped his squad to a 2011 state championship ... Also competed
on his high school's swimming team.
Personal:
Son of Jerold and Dana Ruderman.