Career
Ruiz has competed for the United States of America nine times, reaching the podium each time. Her first World Championship was in 2006 with Laura Fenton, when they defeated the Chilean team of Angela Grisar and Fabiola Marquez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. But in 2010, Ruiz and Paraiso lost to Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas in the final of the World Championships in Seoul, South of Korea.
Then in 2012, Ruiz was a late substitution for Kim Waselenchuk in doubles at Worlds, and she played with Rhonda Rajsich.
They lost to Chileans Angela Grisar and Carla Muñoz, 15-14, 2-15, 11-10, in the semi-finals, which was the United States of America"s first ever semi-final loss at Worlds in women"s doubles. In 2014, Ruiz and Janel Tisinger were silver medalists in Women"s Doubles at the World Championships losing to Longoria and Salas in the final, 15-4, 15-12.
Ruiz played in the 2012 Pan American Games, playing doubles with Rhonda Rajsich and earned silver medals in the individual and team events. Her first two were with Laura Fenton - in 2005 and 2006, and then the following five were with Jackie Paraiso: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Their streak ended in 2012, when they lost in the semi-finals to Rhonda Rajsich and Kim Russell-Waselenchuk.
Ruiz hasn"t played professional racquetball very much, so she"s never been ranked in the top 10 of the Women"s Professional Racquetball Organization. She was ranked 20th at the end of the 2011-2012 WPRO season. Ruiz works in communications with ABR Communications.
