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2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Izzy Rincon
Izzy Rincon
David Thurman
David Thurman
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics

Anais Ruyssen

Anais Ruyssen

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Nantes, France
  • High School:
    Enfants-Nantais (Keiser)
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 114 career singles matches (84-30 record) and 136 career doubles matches (95-41 record) in four seasons ... ranks third in program history with her 95 doubles wins and is tied-for-fourth with her 84 singles victories ... claims the 19th best singles winning percentage at .750 ... her 25 singles wins in the 2022-23 season placed tied-for-eighth in a single season in WSU history ... first three-time GLIAC Player of the Year in at least the last 25 years ... became just the fourth WSU student-athlete to be a three-time College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-American ... link to career statistics.

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... became WSU's third three-time recipient of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... voted Second Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... Nominee for the 2025 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team ... recognized with ITA Scholar-Athlete honors ... selected as the ITA Midwest Senior Player of the Year ... voted as the GLIAC Player of the Year ... garnered All-GLIAC First Team honors in both singles and doubles ... received CSC Academic All-District recognition ... garnered GLIAC Player of the Week honors once (4/21) ... earned an 18-8 record in singles that includes a 13-5 ledger in the No. 1 position and a 7-1 mark against GLIAC opponents ... posted a 25-10 record in doubles including a 13-6 mark at the No. 1 slot and a 7-1 ledger in the GLIAC ... aided Wayne State to an NCAA Quarterfinals appearance ... Match-By-Match Results.

2023-24:  Recipient of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... became the third Wayne State student-athlete in the 72-year history of the College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America program to be voted Academic All-American of the Year joining Cedric Drenth in 2023 (men's tennis) and Catherine Leix in 2012 (women's swimming & diving - women's at-large) ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received Academic All-District honors by the CSC ... recognized with ITA Scholar-Athlete honors ... voted GLIAC Player of the Year by the league's coaches for the second time in three seasons ... earned All-GLIAC First Team recognition in both singles and doubles (with Marta Komar) ... was ranked No. 3 in the Midwest Region in singles by the ITA, and No. 30 nationally ... teamed with Marta Komar to be the No. 1-ranked doubles team in the Midwest Region, and No. 18 nationally ... helped WSU to a No. 16-national ranking by the ITA (No. 1 in the Midwest Region) after the Warriors advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals ... named GLIAC Player of the Week (2/21) after recording a 2-0 record in singles and doubles at Northwestern Ohio and vs. Findlay ... Match-By-Match Results.

2022-23:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... received the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for academic and athletic excellence ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received Academic All-America Third Team for Women's Tennis honors from College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... wrapped up the season as the No. 33rd-ranked singles player in the nation by the ITA ... was as high as seventh-ranked ... concluded the campaign ranked sixth nationally in doubles by the ITA with Marta Komar, which was the highest ranking the two achieved for the season ... that ranking earned the pair ITA Doubles All-America recognition (the first in program history) ... finished the year ranked first in doubles and second in singles in the Midwest Region by the ITA ... earned All-GLIAC First Team honors ... compiled a 25-8 overall singles record ... the 25 wins placed tied-for-seventh in a single season in WSU history ... had the first flight position for all 28 dual matches, totaling 22 wins for a 22-4 record (two unfinished) ... notched a 4-3 mark in the GLIAC in singles ... defeated four nationally ranked opponents in six matches (one UF), including a 6-3, 6-1 win over the 16th ranked Nastasia Jedrychowski at Drury (2/26) and a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the 32nd ranked Karolin Kirchtag vs. IUP in Sandusky, Ohio (2/19) ... ended the season with nine consecutive singles victories, all in straight sets ... also started the spring with 13 straight wins ... totaled 22 overall doubles wins for a 22-11 record ... registered a 19-8 ledger in dual action ... played all but one of those matches at the first flight, primarily with teammate Marta Komar ... the two put together a 16-7 dual match record together, with a 4-2 mark in conference play (3-3 in fall tournaments) ... Ruyssen and Komar grabbed wins over six nationally ranked pairings (6-4), including a 6-1 triumph over Grand Valley State’s Vasileia Griva and Taylor Barrett in the NCAA Midwest Regional Finals match (5/2) when they were ranked 12th ... teamed with Martyna Szpakowska at her lone match at the No. 2 spot, nabbing a 6-2 victory vs. Northwood (2/12) ... partnered with Dea Gorgidze for a 6-2 win over Karyna Krykunenko and Pirada Suwanruk at Florida National (3/10) and for a 6-4 triumph over Lajla Cemalovic and Szilvia Ferenczy at Atlantis (3/11) ... lost only match with Malak Arafat at Ferris State (3/24) ... selected as GLIAC Player of the Week (3/1) by defeating all three singles opponents and all three doubles pairings (with Marta Komar) ... Match-By-Match Results.

2021-22:  Voted GLIAC Player of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC by the league's head coaches ... ranked seventh in the Midwest Region in singles by the ITA, and fourth in doubles with partner Marta Komar ... named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... earned GLIAC Player of the Week honors (4/19) after posting a 4-0 record between singles and doubles in wins over Grand Valley State and Ferris State ... went 21-5 overall and 16-5 in dual matches, playing all matches at the No. 1 flight ... collected a 7-1 mark against GLIAC foes ... won her last three singles matches to end the season ... secured the winning point in a three-set thriller (2-6, 7-6, 7-5) to claim the GLIAC Tournament Championship over Northwood ... played primarily with Marta Komar, where the duo earned a 20-7 overall record and a 17-6 mark in dual matches ... posted 16 of the 17 wins at the No. 1 flight ... Ruyssen and Komar went 7-1 in GLIAC play ... Match-By-Match Results.

2020-21:  Did not attend college.

2019-20:  Played for Keiser University in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... compiled an 11-10 doubles record for the Seahawks, including a 3-1 conference mark with four different doubles partners ... was ranked third nationally in doubles with partner Anais Gabriel as the duo tallied a 5-5 record ... partnered with Joyce Nouws for a 5-0 ledger at third doubles ... teamed with Sarah Schaerer for a 3-4 record, including a 1-3 mark at first doubles ... was ranked 21st nationally in NAIA in singles, after compiling a 16-11 record ... went 8-3 in dual matches, including a 7-3 mark at No. 3 singles and a 1-0 record at second singles (vs. Bethune-Cookman) ... posted an 8-8 singles record during tournaments in the fall of 2019 ... KU was the No. 2-ranked NAIA squad in the country ... link to KU bio.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Enfants Nantais ... finished third at the French Championship in her age group ... was ranked in the European Top 100 for U14.

Personal:  Full name -- Anaïs O. M. Ruyssen ... born on November 8, 2001, in Lille, France ... daughter of Olivier and Valerie Ruyssen ... has a younger brother, Matthieu, and a younger sister, Zelie ... earned a bachelor's degree in Management in May of 2024 ... currently pursuing an MBA ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Winter 2025 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2022 and Fall 2024 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the Special Events & Projects Committee during the 2023-24 academic year ... was a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council ... name is pronounced AWN-uh-is Roo-seen.
 
Anais Ruyssen's Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2021-22 16-6 1-0 --- 4-1 1-1 1-1 --- 21-7
2022-23 18-8 1-0 --- 3-3 1-1 2-0 1-1 22-11
2023-24 15-10 --- 1-0 11-3 0-2 2-0 0-2 27-13
2024-25 13-6 --- --- 12-4 2-0 0-1 1-1 25-10
Career 62-30 2-0 1-0 30-11 4-4 5-2 2-4 95-41
 
Anais Ruyssen's Career Singles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2021-22 16-5 --- --- --- --- --- 5-0 2-0 1-0 (1 UF) --- 21-5
2022-23 22-4 --- --- --- --- --- 3-4 1-0 (1 UF) 2-0 1-0 (1 UF) 25-8
2023-24 16-8 --- --- --- --- --- 4-1 1-1 0-1 (1 UF) 1-1 20-9
2024-25 13-5 --- --- --- --- --- 5-3 1-0 (1 UF) 1-0 1-1 18-8
Career 67-22 --- --- --- --- --- 17-8 5-1 4-1 3-2 84-30

* - Included in flight record

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'7"

  • 2022-23Junior

    5'7"

  • 2023-24Redshirt Junior

    5'9"

  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    5'9"