It starts and ends with a love story.... between Ruan and the rusk. But there is more to their story than just that. Ruan Roelofse and Katie Poluta are South Africans but both of their respective tennis careers brought them to the USA. Ruan was initially recruited out of South Africa to play tennis for the fighting Illini and after his freshman year decided to start his professional tennis career. A seasoned professional on the ATP tour, Ruan has played Davis Cup for South Africa, won multiple doubles tour events and enjoyed his best doubles career win against grand slam champions. Katie was recruited to play tennis for the Texas Longhorns and during her 4 years with the Longhorns, they won x2 Big 12 Championships and remained a top 10 team. Katie also played in the South African FedCup team. Katie and Ruan are both South Africans at heart and living in the USA reminded them how much they missed their South African delicacies, hence the birth of Ruusters Rusks. Our goal is to spread South African love and allow everyone to enjoy the delicious rusk. If you are unsure exactly what a rusk is click VIEW MORE below.