Ryan Christopher returns for his third and final season of collegiate tennis with the Scarlet Raptors. One of the key cogs on the Rutgers-Camden team last spring, he helped the Scarlet Raptors earn their first-ever berth in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference playoffs and capture the GNAC Institutional Sportsmanship Award. Christopher was honored as the Raptors’ Most Dedicated Player during his junior season.
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In two years at Rutgers-Camden, Christopher has compiled a 6-13 record in singles and a 7-12 doubles mark for an overall record of 13-25.
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Tennis 2015-16: Compiled an overall record of 9-17…Went 4-9 in singles, mainly at third singles (3-5)…Also went 0-1 at first singles and 1-3 at fourth singles…Posted a 5-8 doubles mark, including a 5-7 mark teaming with Anthony Gendin (5-6 second doubles and 0-1 third doubles)…Also teamed with Jason Lin to post an 0-1 mark at first doubles…Named Rutgers-Camden’s Most Dedicated Player…Posted 6-0, 6-0 victories over Lehman at fourth singles (March 12) and over Berkeley at third singles (April 20)…Outlasted his opponent from John Jay College (March 19) for a 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 13-11 victory in third singles…Notched a GNAC win against Albertus Magnus (April 16) at third singles, 6-0, 6-1…Dropped a close GNAC third singles match against Rutgers-Newark (April 27), 6-2, 5-7, 1-6…Teaming with Gendin at second doubles, posted an 8-2 win over Lehman College (March 12), an 8-5 victory at John Jay College (March 19), an 8-1 GNAC triumph against Albertus Magnus College (April 16), an 8-2 win over Berkeley (April 20) and an 8-5 GNAC win against Rutgers-Newark (April 27)…Dropped three close matches with Gendin at second doubles against Muhlenberg College (6-8, Feb. 21), Stevenson University (7-9, March 26) and Wilkes University (6-8, April 24)…Playing first doubles in the first GNAC post-season match in program history, dropped an 8-3 decision against Ramapo College (April 30), while teaming with Lin.
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Tennis 2014-15: Compiled an overall record of 4-8 in his first season with the Raptors…Went 2-4 in singles, posting a 2-1 mark at sixth singles and an 0-3 record at fifth singles…Had a combined 2-4 record at doubles, going 1-0 at third doubles and 1-4 at second doubles…Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference Team…Had four different doubles partners, teaming with Joseph Tyrrell and Jake Collette-Nippins twice apiece and once with both Zheng Lin and Onkar Singh…Made his collegiate debut against Neumann University (March 13), winning 6-4, 6-3 at sixth singles and joining Tyrrell for an 8-4 win at third doubles…Dropped singles and doubles matches against Goucher (April 11), Wilkes (April 12), Albertus Magnus (April 15) and Rutgers-Newark (April 19)…Won at sixth singles (6-3, 6-1) and second doubles with Singh (8-5) at Penn State-Brandywine (April 23).
Pre-Rutgers: Attended Rowan College at Gloucester County, beginning in the fall of 2013, and received his associate’s degree at the school…Didn’t play tennis with the Roadrunners.
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High School: Graduated from Washington Township High School in 2012.
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Personal: Born June 11, 1994…Enjoys watching movies, playing video games and playing tennis…Named to the Rutgers-Camden’s inaugural Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2015) and added AD Honor Roll recognition for the Fall 2016 semester…Accounting major who plans on getting a job as an accountant…Ryan is the son of Domenic and Diane Christopher of Sewell.
