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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

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Mateo Ruiz

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bucaramanga, Colombia

Biography

As a Senior (2018-19)
Finished his FGCU career ranked second in overall doubles wins, compiling 47 victories in just three seasons with the Eagles… Finished the fall tournament season with an outstanding 10-3 record in doubles play and a 12-6 mark overall… He and Felipe Escobar won the Bedford Cup championship (Sept. 30) and became the first doubles pair in FGCU history to receive a wild card to the Oracle ITA National Championship… Went 3-2 in spring dual play, including a 2-0 mark in conference matches… Picked up singles wins at Stetson (March 30) and Kennesaw State (April 13)… Competed at the top spot of the doubles lineup all spring, finishing with an 11-6 record… He and Escobar went undefeated in conference doubles play, posting a 4-0 mark… Posted a six-match winning streak in doubles play that started with the match against Brown (March 28) and ended with a win over UNF in the ASUN championship (April 21).

As a Junior (2017-18)
Earned 24 wins in his second season in Fort Myers … Earned his first win of the 2017-18 season over Niles Clark of Miami (Oct. 6) at the Bedford Cup … Tallied his first win of the spring season against Murphy McCullogh (Feb. 3) of Georgia Southern … Appeared at No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5, with the bulk of his success coming at No. 4 … Tallied 15 wins in doubles, alongside Javier Fernandez, Felipe Escobar, Oliver Landert, and Ezequiel Cerrini … Began the spring as the No. 57 duo with Fernandez … Spent most of the spring playing alongside Cerrini, going 8-0 including a 7-0 mark at No. 2 … Also went 2-1 while appearing alongside Escobar … Has tallied 51 wins in two full seasons at FGCU.


As A Sophomore (2016-17)
Went 13-16 in singles and 14-13 in doubles in his first season as an Eagle … Won his first three matches of the fall … Defeated Santiago Salazar of Louisville (Jan. 12) … Helped FGCU defeat Charlotte with a three-set win over Oriol Puig Forne (Feb. 17) … Defeated Miami’s Kevin Bondar (Feb. 25) … One week later defeated Jack Dykema of Xavier (Feb. 25) … Picked up a vital win against No. 1 UNF in the ASUN semifinals over #123 Jefta Kecic (April 22) … Teamed with Javier Fernandez to post a 7-5 record in doubles … The duo earned wins over Tennessee Tech (Feb. 18), NJIT (April 1), and Lipscomb (April 8) … The duo also won every match during the ASUN Tournament, ending the season winning four of their last six matches.

At Oklahoma State
Went 1-2 in singles play as a Cowboy.

Personal
Born on July 15, 1996...ranked No. 1071 in doubles and No. 1237 in singles, according to the ATP World Tour...won the Colombia F8 Futures doubles title in 2015...started playing tennis at the age of 12.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    6'1" 178 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    6'1" 178 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    6'1" 178 lbs