Alex Ruderman
Alex Ruderman
Height: 5-10
Weight: 155
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ
High School: Ridge
Parents: Jerold & Dana

Career:
Following the conclusion of the 2015 campaign, his final as an Eagle, he ranked ninth on the program's all-time chart with 81 singles wins ...  His .743 winning percentage in singles action (81-28) ranked 20th on the program's career chart.

Senior (2014-15):
Ended the season with a singles record of 21-10 (13-7 dual) with his victory the second-highest on the squad ... Held down the No. 1 singles position on the squad, posting a 12-7 mark at that spot ... Was chosen as UAA Player of the Week after earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles following his performance at the ITA South Region Championships ...  Went 6-0 in singles at the ITA Regionals, capped by a 7-5, 6-4, victory over teammate Eric Halpern in the finals ... In doubles, he and Ian Wagner took home first place after notching five wins including an 8-3 outcome over the North Carolina Wesleyan duo of Robert Kjellberg and Sebastian Sikh in the title showdown ... Ended the year as the No. 13-ranked Division III singles player in the nation and was No. 3 in the Atlantic South Region ... Selected to compete in the singles portion of the NCAA D-III Championships, where he won his first match against Noah Sprinkel of Coe College, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 ... He and Wagner were tabbed to play in the NCAA D-III Doubles Championships where they came out on the short end of a three-set decision in their first match ... Posted a final doubles record of 21-11, 14-8 with Wagner at the No. 1 spot ...  Helped Emory to a 5-4 decision over Auburn-Montgomery by besting Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff at first singles, 7-5, 6-4, with Haltenhoff ending the season as the No. 9-ranked player in the NAIA ranks ... Won back-to-back, come-from-behind No. 1 singles matches at the ITA National Indoor Championships, defeating Abhishek Alla of Carnegie Mellon, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2, in Emory's 5-4 win and topping John Carswell of Washington University, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, in a 6-3 triumph in the semis ... He and Wagner posted a 3-0 mark at first doubles at ITA National Indoors including an 8-5 verdict against Trinity University's (TX) duo of Jordan Mayer and Aaron Skinner in the championship match ... In Emory's 5-4 win over Washington University in the title match of the UAA Championships, he topped Carswell at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 ... In the NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Washington University, he and Wagner accounted for the squad's doubles point with an 8-6 triumph over Jeremy Bush and Ross Putterman. 

Junior (2013-14):
Fine season that saw him earn All-America recognition on the basis of his top-eight seed at the NCAA D-III Singles Championships ... After spending the fall semester studying abroad, he returned to post a 21-4 won-lost mark at No. 1 singles, with his .840 winning percentage ranking 20th on the program's seasonal chart ... Compiled an overall record of 13-11 in doubles, 11-8 at the No. 1 position where he teamed with Ian Wagner ... Came through with the clinching point in Emory's 5-0 victory over NC Wesleyan in the second round of the NCAA D-III Championships with a 6-0, 6-2 verdict over Mikhail Konnov ... Snapped a 4-4 deadlock in the match and gave the Eagles the win over No. 9 Kenyon (Mar. 30) with a 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Michael Razumovsky ... Ended the year as the No. 3-ranked D-III singles player nationally and was first in the Atlantic South Region ... Closed out the team's 5-1 win at home over Case Western (Mar. 28) with a 7-5, 7-5, victory over Christopher Krimbill, who would end the season ranked sixth nationally ... Put the Eagles ahead by a 4-2 margin over Johns Hopkins (Apr. 5) following a 6-4, 7-6 triumph over Michael Buxbaum, who concluded the 2014 season ranked fifth nationally amd second in the Atlantic South Region ... First Team All-UAA at No. 1 singles after going 3-0 at the league championship ... Impressive run at the Stag-Hen Invitational (Mar. 14-15), winning all three of his No. 1 singles matches, defeating Mya Smith-Dennis (Gustavus Adolphus), Ross Putterman (Washington University) and Noah Bragg (Bowdoin) all in straight sets ... He and Wagner were the No. 19-ranked doubles team in D-III and were slotted in the No. 6 spot in the Atlantic South Region. 

Sophomore (2012-13):
Second year with the Eagles' program saw him compile an overall singles mark of 15-12 (10-11 dual) ... Saw most of his singles action at the No. 2 spot where he finished with an 8-7 record ... Captured his first five singles matches in straight sets in advancing to the title contest at the ITA Regionals (Sept. 28-30) ... Helped Emory to a 7-2 win over No. 9 Trinity (Feb. 23) at the ITA National Indoor Championships with a 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 decision over Greg Haugen at No. 2 singles ... Came away with a decisive 6-2, 6-1 No. 2 singles victory vs. Alex Blakhin in Emory's 6-3 triumph over Mary Washington (Apr. 6) ... Turned in an overall 9-7 effort in doubles competition ... During the spring portion of the schedule, he competed in 13 doubles matches at No. 2, finishing with a 7-6 showing, 4-2 when paired with Eric Halpern ... The Ruderman/Halpern duo posted an 8-4 win over Kenyon College's Paul Burgin and Sam Geier in the finals at the ITA National Indoor Championships (Feb. 24). 

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.


Career Stats

SINGLES TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2011-12 24-2 --- --- --- --- 2-0 18-1 4-1 NR NR
2012-13 15-12 1-4 8-7 1-0 --- --- --- 5-1 NR NR
2013-14 21-4 21-3 --- -- --- --- --- 0-1 3rd 1st
2014-15 21-10 12-7 1-0 --- --- --- --- 8-3 13th 3rd
Total 81-28 34-14 9-7 1-0 --- 2-0 18-1 17-3  
 
DOUBLES TOTAL 1 2 3   Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2011-12 1-1 --- --- --- 0-1 NR NR
2012-13 9-7 --- 7-6 --- 3-1 NR NR
2013-14 13-11 11-8 --- 2-3 --- 19 6
2014-15 21-11 14-9 --- --- 7-2  6
Total 44-30 25-17 7-6 2-3 10-4