Ruth F. Smith was born on November 15, 1891, in Romeo, Michigan.[3][4] She married Alfred Frederick Riese (1888-1986)[5] on June 26, 1917.[6][2] She died in Michigan on July 30, 1972, and her last residence was in Saginaw.[7][4]
At the Tri-State Tennis Tournament (currently Cincinnati Open), in Cincinnati, Riese reached six finals, three each in singles and doubles. She was singles runner-up in 1929, 1930 & 1931, and was a doubles finalist in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[citation needed]
She won the Michigan State Championship in women's doubles in 1924.[2] She also reached the singles finals at the Illinois State Championships in 1927 & 1926; was the doubles winner (with Marian Leighton) and a singles semifinalist at the 1927 Western Tennis Championships; won the singles title and was a finalist in doubles at the 1927 Ohio State Championships; paired with Clara Louise Zinke to win the 1927 Michigan State doubles title; and won the doubles title (with Leighton) at the 1928 Western Tennis Championships.
^"Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKB-FNJ2 : 8 September 2019), Ruth F. Smith in household of Alfred Frederick Riese, Georgia, United States; citing Military Service, Georgia, United States, Michigan Department of State, Lansing; FHL microfilm 008461604.
^"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3RN-C5J : 18 February 2021), Alfred F. Riese and Ruth F. Smith, 26 Jun 1917; citing Marriage, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209964.
^"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ1S-QDL : 4 December 2014), Ruth F Riese, 30 Jul 1972; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, death certificate number 51325, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
