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Matias Ruiz

Matias Ruiz

  • Award
    Athletes of the Month
  • Week Of
    6/1/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • Bio
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Jones College's Matias Ruiz captured the NJCAA No. 1 men's singles title in dramatic fashion with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Seward College's (Kansas) Samuel Antwi in two hours and 18 minutes.
 
It was the first individual national championship in Division I tennis for any Jones or MACCC player.

He was named both an NJCAA and ITA All-American, 2025 ITA Region III Sophomore of the Year, All-MACCC and MACCC Player of the Year. His two-year composite record was 53-7 at No. 1 singles and 49-7 at No. 1 doubles.


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10/1/2022 Robert Henry Football
10/1/2022 Poppy Binding Women's Soccer
5/1/2022 Josh Cary Baseball
5/1/2022 Lindsay Henson Softball
4/1/2022 Holly Craft Softball
4/1/2022 Billy Garrity Baseball
1/1/2022 Sakyia White Women's Basketball
1/1/2022 Jabari Bowman Men's Basketball
12/1/2021 Jakayla Johnson Women's Basketball
12/1/2021 Calvin Temple Men's Basketball
11/1/2021 Markel McLaurin Football
11/1/2021 Leighton Jameson Men's Soccer
10/1/2021 Kendyl Terrell Women's Soccer
10/1/2021 La'Damian Webb Football
8/31/2021 Kaylee Chennault Women's Soccer
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