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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

Alejandra Ruffini

Alejandra Ruffini

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Laurel Springs School
  • Hometown:
    Milan, Italy

Summary

Biography

2020-21: Opted out of the season due to COVID-19...Hofstra Provost's List selection in each semester...Member of the Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll and the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...2019-20: Fall 2019 Hofstra Provost's List honoree...Fall 2019 Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll selection...Teamed with Katherine Kachkarov at the ITA All-American Championships, the first Hofstra to compete in the prestigious event...Competed in the fall season...Compiled a 4-3 singles record...Had a 3-7 doubles mark....Was 3-6 with Kachkarov...2018-19: All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team selection in singles...Google Cloud Academic All-District selection...Led the Pride with a 20-9 record for the second consecutive season...Was 17-5 in dual matches playing at the No. 1 and No. 2 flights...Was 11-5 at the No. 1 flight and 6-0 at No. 2...Had a strong finish to the season, posting a 9-2 mark in her last 11 matches...Went 20-10 overall in doubles...Set a single season doubles record with 19 wins (19-9) with Katherine Kachkarov as a partner...Hofstra Provost's List member (4.0 GPA)...CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection in the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019...Spring 2019 Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll selection...2017-18: Led the Pride with a 20-9 singles record…20 singles wins are tied for the fourth most in a season at Hofstra…Was 13-6 in dual matches and 7-3 in tournament action…Had a 7-2 mark at No. 2 singles, a 5-3 record at No. 3 and a 1-1 record at No. 4…Won singles flight championship at the Hofstra Invitational…Was the consolation bracket champion at the Stony Brook Invitational…Had a 14-14 record in doubles play…Had a 6-5 record with Michal Kaplan and a 5-7 mark with Ronia Dolabany…High School: Spent the 2016-17 year training full-time in Barcelona, Spain, with the Real Club de Tenis...Spent the 2015-16 academic year at IMG Academy in Florida after coming to the United States from Italy...Was ranked as a four star recruit while at IMG Academy, earning a Tennis RPI ranking of 12 in 2014...Was ranked 95thby the USTA and 40th by Tennis RPI at the conclusion of the 2015 season...Was a top-20 player in Italy and reached 300 in the Tennis Europe Rankings in 2016 despite playing in just four tournaments due to injury...Personal: Has one sister...Mother, Mireia Lopez Montoya, played tennis at Nicholls State...Uncle, Germano Lopez Montoya, was a tennis professional for 10 years and reached as high as No. 61 in the world rankings...Speaks Italian, Spanish and English...International business major. 
 
Year Singles Doubles
2017-18 20-9 14-14
2018-19 20-9 20-10
2019-20 4-3 3-7
2020-21 DNP DNP
Career 44-21 37-31

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'11"