Height: | 5-10 |
Weight: | 155 |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Basking Ridge, NJ |
High School: | Ridge |
Parents: | Jerold & Dana |
Career:
Following the conclusion of the 2014 campaign, he ranked
22nd on the program's all-time chart with 60 singles wins ...
His .769 winning percentage in singles action (60-18) holds
down the No. 13 spot on the Eagles' career
ladder.
Junior (2014):
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' prgoram saw him compile an
overall singles mark of 15-12 (10-11 dual) ... Saw most os 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 Indooor 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 |
Total | 60-18 | 22-7 | 8-7 | 1-0 | --- | 2-0 | 18-1 | 9-3 | ||
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 | |||
Total | 23-19 | 11-8 | 7-6 | 2-3 | 3-2 | |