Luize Strike

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Riga, Latvia

2016-17: Grabbed 4 straight victories at the No. 1 singles positions by defeating opponents from Binghamton (2/4), Army West Point (2/5), NJIT (2/17), Morgan State (2/25)...Runner-up in A Singles at the West Point Invitational after falling to Michelle Eisenberg of Binghamton 6-2, 6-3 (9/25)... Defeated Estelle Wong and Mayu Sato of Fordham 8-5 in No. 1 doubles (10/15)... Advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Regional Championship before being defeated by Ali Pollack of Columbia 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-3 (10/23).

2015-16: Played in 21 matches at the No. 1 singles position for Seton Hall...Garnered an overall record of 12-9...Finished the season with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Tori Smyth of Villanova (4/30) in the BIG EAST Tournament...Earned consecutive wins over Butler (4/23) and Providence (4/17)...Beat Tori Smyth of Villanova (3/19) 6-0, 6-4...Defeated Amanda Keller of Navy (3/12)...Picked up two wins against Tampa (3/1) and Quinnipiac (2/21)...Started the spring season on a four-match winning streak...Earned her first victory of the season with a three-set victory over Rugile Valiunaite of Army (1/30).

2014-15: Appeared in 11 matches at the No. 2 singles position for Seton Hall...Took down Ashley Sandler of Monmouth (4/2) 6-3, 6-4...Defeated Alana Prinos of Providence (3/29) in BIG EAST play...Defeated Logan Antill of Navy (2/21) in three sets...Picked up her first victory of the season with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Anna Pelak of Longwood (2/20).

Prior to Seton Hall/Personal: Member of the Latvian National Team on several levels, traveling abroad to represent her country at the European Junior Championships on three occasions...Posted a total of six top-three finishes at the Latvian National Championships between singles and doubles; most notably capturing the 2012 U18 individual title before advancing back to the final the following year...Completed 2013 as the fifth-ranked U18 player and among the top-20 female players in the country according to the Latvian national rankings.