2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Eric Rutledge
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- Wake Forest
Rutledge career match-by-match
HONORS AT RICE
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
C-USA All-Academic: 2018
ITA Scholar-Athlete 2017, 2018, 2019
Rice Honor Athlete: 2018, 2019, 2020
All C-USA Singles (first team) 2018 (second team) 2019
All C-USA Doubles (first team) 2018, 2019
MVP Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, 2017
C-USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week: (2/13/17) (2/7/18)
2019-20 (Senior)
Fall: Finished 1-3 in singles and 2-1 in doubles in an abbreviated fall… Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Texas Regionals in doubles with Sumit Sarkar after opening the tournament as the third seeds.
2018-19 (Redshirt Junior)
Spring: Ranked 44th in doubles (as of 5/1) with Sumit Sarkar, compiling a 9-7 record at the top spot in the lineup…. Duo combined to clinch six of the Owls 13 doubles points during the dual season… 3-2 in doubles vs C-USA teams, including a 7-6 win over Charlotte’s Luca Keist and Constandinos Christoforou to clinch the doubles point in the Owls opening match of the C-USA tournament… Posted an 8-9 record in singles, splitting time between the second and third spots in the lineup… 2-1 vs. C-USA teams in singles. Fall: :Led the team with a 7-4 mark in singles and opened the fall campaign ranked 98th in singles… Reached the consolation singles finals at the Texas ITA Regional and teamed with Sumit Sarkar to reach the doubles final of the John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic, falling to Texas Tech’s Artem Kapshuk and Ilgiz Valiev in the final.
2017-18 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Spring: Earned first team all-conference honors in singles and doubles while after leading the Owls with a 12-6 record in singles, including an 11-5 mark while playing on the first line ... 11 wins at No. 1 were the most by an Owl at that spot in the lineup since 2010 ... Was 3-1 vs. C-USA opponents ... Tied for the team lead with three clinch points ... C-USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week (2/7) after helping lead the Owls to a 4-3 win over LSU ... Finished 7-8 in doubles, including a 7-5 record with Sumit Sarkar (2-1 vs. C-USA teams) ... Clinched six of the eight doubles points the Owls captured in 2018. Fall:Captured the doubles consolation title at the ITA Texas Regional.
2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman)
Spring: Led the team with an 18-5 mark in singles, including a 9-1 mark at the fifth position and also posted a team-leading seven clinch points, including one to close out an upset of #16 South Carolina to win the Blue Gray National College Tennis Classic in Montgomery, AL... Named MVP of the Blue Gray... Closed strongly winning nine straight decisions before the C-USA final... Named C-USA Athlete of the Week on 2/14 after an unbeaten weekend that saw him post his first win over a ranked opponent (#101 Payton Holden of Princeton)... Finished 14-6 in doubles with Jake Hansen, including a 10-5 mark at the third position. Fall: Highlight of fall campaign was teaming with Hansen to win the Midland Invitational doubles title in his first action as an Owl.
2015-16 (Freshman/Wake Forest)
Redshirted in his first year.
High School/Juniors
Signed with Wake Forest as a blue-chip recruit ... Reached as high as No. 5 in the country in Boy's 18s, according to Tennis Recruiting Network ... Was named team MVP all four years at All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas ... Won numerous sectional championships in the 16 and 18 and Under divisions in Texas ... Earned a Silver Ball in doubles at Winter Nationals ... Has won numerous Level 2 national titles in singles and doubles ... Ranked No. 1 in Boy's 18s in the state of Texas.
Personal
Born on Feb. 17, 1997 ... Son of Linda and Peter Rutledge ... His father, Peter, played tennis at William & Mary ... Grandfather, Robb, played basketball at Michigan.
| Singles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 5-3 | 18-5 | - | 1-0 | 1-1 | 7-3 | 9-1 | |
| 2017-18 | 7-6 | 12-6 | 11-5 | 1-1 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 7-4 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 5-6 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 1-3 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | |||
| TOTAL | 20-16 | 37-24 | 11-5 | 3-2 | 6-9 | 7-5 | 10-3 |
| Doubles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 7-2 | 15-7 | - | 4-1 | 11-6 |
| 2017-18 | 6-5 | 7-8 | 7-6 | 0-2 | |
| 2018-19 | 4-2 | 9-8 | 6-6 | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| 2019-20 | 2-1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | |
| TOTAL | 19-10 | 33-28 | 14-15 | 7-2 | 12-11 |
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