Ryan's best finish was a seventh with Morgan Chapman at an international invitational in San Diego in
1999. Ryan was one of eight players to earn tour exemption for the 1996 season via the 1995 Wilson
Qualifying Series. Ryan and Chapman had two “final four” finishes in international challenger events,
including a second and a third in a pair of Switzerland events in 1998. Ryan graduated from UC-Santa
Barbara in 1993 where he competed in volleyball. Ryan also played community college volleyball at
Goldenwest. He graduated from Huntington Beach High School in California in 1988. His hobby is surfing.