Henry Ruger

Class Fifth Year

Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.

High School Germantown Friends School

Major Psychology

Bio

Honors
• 2023-24 First-Year Academic All-Ivy League
• 2023-24 ITA Northeast Region Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award

Rankings
• Highest Doubles Rankings: No. 86 w/ Hugo Coquelin (8.27.24)

Career Records (through 2023-24)
Singles: 57-28
Doubles: 38-20
Total: 95-48

As a Senior (2023-24)
• 19-9 overall singles record
• 18-6 overall doubles record, 11-3 record in dual doubles
• Primarily slotted at No. 6 in singles and No. 3 in doubles
• Ranked wins over No. 13 Harvard, No. 15 Duke, and No. 21 Alabama
• Clinched doubles point in first three rounds of the NCAA Tournament, including wins against No. 26 Michigan and No. 9 Arizona
• Helped Columbia advance to the Elite 8 for first time in program history

As a Junior (2022-23)
• 20-8 overall singles record
• 8-5 overall doubles record
• Competed primarily between No. 5 and No. 6 singles
• Picked up singles win against No. 12 Northwestern en route to team shutout victory (3.3)
• Straight-sets singles win against St. Francis College in NCAA Regional (5.5)

As a Sophomore (2021-22)
• 18-11 overall singles record
• 12-9 overall doubles record
• Primarily played between No. 3 and No. 4 singles
• Claimed ranked singles wins against No. 19 Northwestern and No. 21 North Carolina
• Ranked doubles victories over No. 2 Tennessee, No. 16 Harvard, and No. 23 Illinois
• Earned key comeback singles win in NCAA Tournament versus Notre Dame, clinching a second round berth for Columbia (5.6)

As a Freshman (2020-21)
• Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Ruger file:
• 5-star Blue Chip recruit ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania and No. 23 nationally
• No. 1 ranked player in 2018 and 2019 USTA B18 Middle States rankings
• Recorded a UTR rating of 12.61
• Team Sportsmanship Award in 2019 USTA B18 tournament
• Gold Ball doubles winner at the 2018 USTA Winter Nationals
• First Team All-Friends League in 2017 and 2018
• Toured internationally as a member of the Keystone State Boy Choir
• Parents are Theodore Ruger and Jennifer Prah, who was an All-American for the UC Berkeley women’s tennis team in 1986