2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Tim Ruetzel
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Munich, Germany
- High School:
- Luitpold-Gymnasium
2019-20: ITA Scholar-Athlete...Tabbed to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Compiled a 15-12 overall singles record, including a 6-4 mark during the spring season…Ranked second on the team in total wins and posted a 3-0 record at the No. 4 spot in the lineup…Defeated 119th-ranked Jacob Fearnley at No. 8 TCU (3/8) in his final match of the season for his first-career win over a ranked opponent…Also collected wins over LSU’s Nick Watson (1/31) and Virginia Tech’s Matthis Ross (2/2) during the spring…Had a 3-9 overall doubles record, including a 1-2 mark at the No. 3 spot in the lineup in dual matches.
2018-19: ITA Scholar-Athlete...Tabbed to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Month for September…Won the Crimson Draw in both the singles and doubles portions of the Alabama Invitational tournament in the fall…Finished with a 14-8 singles record, including an 11-5 mark during the fall campaign…Reached the No. 125 spot in the ITA national singles rankings at the end of the fall season.
2017-18: Tabbed to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Tallied a 23-12 overall singles record including a 16-6 mark in dual matches at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions in the lineup…Went 13-6 at the No. 6 position…Clinched Tulane’s first American Athletic Conference championship with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-5 triumph on court six against Sean Burnette of USF (4/22)…Won in straight sets in the Green Wave’s road victory at 19th-ranked California (1/28)…Did the same in the Wave’s 7-0 triumph over No. 21 Texas Tech (2/25)…Registered a 13-13 overall mark in doubles including an 8-9 ledger in dual matches between the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in the lineup.
2016-17: Tallied a 15-5 overall singles record ... Went 5-2 in dual matches, going 4-1 at the No. 6 position ... Recorded a 6-13 overall record in doubles with a 3-7 mark in dual play...Named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017.
High School: Attended Luitpold –Gymnasium in Munich … Ranked a top-10 junior in Germany … In 2015, was the German Indoor National Tournament Runner-up … Was the 2014 Bavarian champion.
Personal: Born in Munich, Germany … Has a younger brother and an older sister … Grandfather, Karl Wilhelm Berges, was a German track and field national champion … Enjoys playing soccer and rooting on the German team … Favorite athlete is Roger Federer … Future career plans include playing pro tennis after college … Intends to major in Business.
RUETZEL'S CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tour | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 |
| 2016-17 | 15-5 | 5-2 | 10-3 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| 2017-18 | 23-12 | 16-6 | 7-6 | 3-1 | - | - | - | - | 3-0 | 13-6 |
| 2018-19 | 14-8 | 3-3 | 11-5 | 0-1 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| 2019-20 | 15-12 | 6-4 | 9-8 | 0-0 | - | - | - | 3-0 | 2-4 | 1-0 |
| Total | 67-37 | 30-15 | 37-22 | 3-2 | - | - | - | 4-0 | 7-5 | 19-10 |
RUETZEL'S CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tour | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
| 2016-17 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-3 | - | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| 2017-18 | 13-13 | 8-9 | 5-4 | 3-0 | - | 1-1 | 7-8 |
| 2018-19 | 9-14 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-6 |
| 2019-20 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | - | - | 1-2 |
| Total | 31-39 | 15-24 | 16-23 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 13-21 |
