Ryan made her international debut during the 2017 Australia v England Test Series and won the
Australian Open singles and pairs gold medal in 2017. She was the first person to hold both the indoor and outdoor world under-25 singles titles simultaneously. In 2018, Ryan won the
Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with
Natasha Scott. The following year in 2019, she won the
Australian National Bowls Championships fours. In 2020, Ryan was selected for the
2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Ryan competed in the
women's singles and the
women's pairs at the
2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In the singles event, Ryan won the gold medal, defeating
Lucy Beere in the final by 21 shots to 17. In the pairs with
Kristina Krstic, she secured the double gold. In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Australia at the
2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She participated in the
women's singles and the
women's pairs events. In the singles, Ryan won her group undefeated before reaching the semi final where she lost to
Tayla Bruce. Later in October 2023, Ryan won the
Australian National Bowls Championships fours title with Jamie-Lee Worsnop,
Ellen Falkner and
Karen Murphy In 2024, playing under her married name of Ellen Fife, she won the Australian Open pairs with Krstic, it was Fife's fourth Australian Open title. == Awards ==