Alex Ruderman
Alex Ruderman
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.