Ruth Crawford

Photo by: Jon Crispin

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
High School:
Laurel Springs
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

2018-19 • Senior

Spring
• Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team

2017-18 • Junior

Spring
• Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
• Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week (April 11)
• Primarily playing at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles alongside Janja Kovacevic
• First wins of the spring came during the sweep of Bryant, which included a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Ashanti Campfield at No. 1 singles and a 6-1 downing of Caterina Rokke and Stefanie Arroyo at No. 2 doubles
• Triumphed over St. John's top singles player, Olaya Inclan Solis, with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 outcome on Feb. 5
• Earned a doubles victory paired with Ashley Avery in the No. 3 spot at Army with a 6-1 win over Kirby Einch and Gloria Son

Fall
• Went 8-5 in singles play and added four doubles victories while paired with Janja Kovacevic
• Played at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 in singles and No. 1 and No. 2 in doubles
• First win of the fall season came over Stony Brook 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Sept. 23
• Followed with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Chloe Lee of Rutgers on Sept. 24
• Won at No. 2 singles against Brown's Alyzza Benotto 6-4, 6-4 on Oct. 7
• Took the courts in the No. 1 singles match against Harvard's Irene Lu and won 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Helped the Minutewomen secure a 4-3 dual-match win over Connecticut with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Jacquelyn Fitz-Randolph at No. 2 singles
• Reached the ITA Northeast Regionals Quarterfinal Round with three consecutive victories
• Defeated Syracuse's Maria Tritou in the second round of the ITA Northeast Regionals 6-2, 6-2 on Oct. 20
• Followed her second round win with a three-set, third round victory over Pennsylvania's Ashley Zhu 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 later in the day
• Advanced through the Round of 16 with a three-set win over Connecticut's top player, Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
• All four doubles wins came while paired with Janja Kovacevic
• Downed Dartmouth, Harvard, Stony Brook and Yale alongside Kovacevic

2016-17 - Sophomore

Spring
• Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (April 25)
• Primarily played singles and doubles matches in the No. 1 and No. 2 slots
• Won 10 singles matches - five each at No. 1 and No. 2 singles
First win of the spring came against Quinnipiac 7-5, 1-0 (retired) on Jan. 28
• Added a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Fairleigh Dickinson (2/5)
• Collected wins over Army West Point, George Washington and Yale in a four-match span
• Ground out a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) victory over College of Charleston's Christi Woodson on March 14
• Won at St. John's in a three-set battle 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 over the Red Storm's Anna Morozova at No. 2 singles
• Cruised by Rhode Island 6-0, 6-1 on April 22
• Capped a three-match win streak with a 6-2, 6-2 outcome against Fordham (4/23)
• Final singles victory of the spring season came against Fordham in the Atlantic 10 Championship 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles on April 29
• Was Massachusetts' No. 2 singles player during the NCAA Championship First Round at No. 1 Florida (5/13)
• Won seven matches in doubles play teamed exclusively with Anna Woosley, including outstanding outcomes over Boston College, the College of Charleston and Fordham's No. 1 doubles pairs
• First doubles win of the spring came from the No. 2 spot, 6-3
• Took home an Atlantic 10 victory at George Washington, 6-3 on Feb. 11
• Downed Boston College's No. 1 doubles pair 6-3 on Feb. 18 and followed with a 6-1 win at No. 1 over Army on Feb. 19
• Defeated College of Charleston's Liza Fieldsend and Rachel McNeely 6-2 at No. 1 doubles on March 14
• Final two doubles wins ame against Fordham by 6-2 and 6-0 margins on April 23 and April 29, respectively
• Represented the Minutewomen alongside Anna Woosley at No. 1 singles during the NCAA Championship First Round on May 13

Fall
• Picked up one singles win during the fall slate, a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Cornell on Oct. 21
• In doubles play, Crawford and Woosley had a successful season with seven doubles wins, including over regional foes from Brown, Connecticut, Harvard and Stony Brook

2015-16 - Freshman

Spring
• Began her spring season playing against Cornell (1/23) and won a three-set singles match 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
• Also took home a doubles victory over Cornell with Anna Woosley
• Won in doubles with Anna Woosley against Boston College (2/2)
• Took her singles and doubles matches against LIU Brooklyn (2/6) • • Also victorious in her doubles match playing in the No. 2 spot against St. John's (2/7)
• Collected wins playing singles and doubles action against Army West Point (2/13)
• Followed her success against Army with a straight-sets singles and doubles victories over St. Bonaventure (2/13)
• Against Yale, the freshman won a 6-3 6-3 singles match (2/19)
• Opened her month of March slate against Albany (3/5) with another victory
• Won in singles and doubles over the College of Charleston (3/15)
• Was triumphant over Charleston Southern in a three-setter match at No. 1 singles after she secured the win at No. 2 doubles (3/18)
• Took her singles and doubles matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/2)
• Challenged Quinnipiac (4/8) at No. 1 singles and won by a 6-2, 7-5 margin
• Secured a singles victory and teamed with Carol Benito for a doubles win against Bryant (4/9)

Fall
• Teamed with Anna Woosley for a doubles win over Connecticut (10/1)
• Won a challenging singles match over Providence (10/15) with a score of 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 and claimed doubles with Woosley as well, 6-1
• Picked up a win playing with Woosley at the ITA Regionals, as the duo reached the second round (10/23)
• Won a long match against Stony Brook with a score of 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 at ITA tournament (10/24)
• Fought and won against Minnesota with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5-0) in singles and again paired with Woosley for an 8-6 doubles triumph against Denver (11/7)

Personal

• Majoring in Afro-American studies
• Plans to pursue a masters in education
• Daughter of Roger Crawford and Janet Work-Crawford
• Has three siblings, Hope, Courage and Wisdom