Career Notes: A three-year letterwinner, Anja Luethi starts her senior campaign with career marks of 41-23 in singles play and 35-20 in doubles action… a one-time honoree of the Southland Women’s Tennis Player of the Week.
2016-17: Earned Southland Conference all-academic honors in junior season...Finished 14-8 in singles and 13-9 in doubles...Played primarily at flight two in singles...Was paired mostly with Anna Segarra Rius in doubles at flight one...Began the season by winning six of first eight matches in singles.
2015-16: Played in 17 matches in singles and 16 in doubles as a sophomore, recording a 12-5 record in singles competition and 10-3 in doubles playing all contests with Trang Dao… accumulated the highest cumulative winning percentage on the team with a .730 mark… named Southland Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week after going undefeated against then-ranked Louisiana Tech, besting their top doubles duo Alexandra Starkova and Zoe Chen 6-3 and defeating Jazmin Britos 6-3, 6-2 at the second singles flight on Apr. 5, and recording three combined victories against Nicholls (6-3 victory over Milou Pietersz and Julia Melendez at the second slot, 6-4, 6-4 over Isla Brock at the third singles position) on Apr. 8 and McNeese State where she gave Julia Kral her first setback on the third singles court 6-4, 6-2 on Apr. 10… opened up season with a four-match winning streak in singles and six victories overall with wins over Loyola (6-0 against Alexa Mancuso and Margaret Adams at top doubles, 6-0, 6-0 win at number two singles) on Jan. 29, Southern (6-0, 6-2 against Mia Kent of Southern at number three singles) on Jan. 30, Jackson State (6-2 win over Ana Zviahintseva and Bright Phakamad at top doubles, 6-0, 6-0 win at number three singles over Zviahinteseva ) on Feb. 6 and Alcorn State ( 6-0, 6-2 over Siobhan Ryan-Bovey of Alcorn State at the third singles slot) on Feb. 13.
2015-16 Season Statistics
2014-15: Played in all 26 matches in singles and 25 in doubles with Anna Seggarra Rius as a freshman, finishing the season 15-10 in singles and 12-8 in doubles… started collegiate career with back-to-back sweeps with singles and doubles victories against Florida A&M (6-3 over Shantak Blackwood and Arrice Robinson at second doubles position, 6-3, 6-0 over Alexis Dean at second position singles) on Jan. 24 and Jacksonville State (6-1 over Olivia Nguyen and Zoe Bizinos at the second doubles flight, 6-3, 1-6, 10-5 over Genevie Ulanday at second position singles) on Jan. 25… Won lone contest at the top position in singles with 6-1, 6-1 win over Meghan de Baroncelli of Loyola on Feb. 3… won her first Southland Conference match with 8-6 victory over Anna Spengler and Andrea Ivanoovic of Lamar at the second doubles slot on Mar. 7… Swept three-consecutive SLC foes with triumphs in both singles and doubles over Stephen F. Austin (6-2, 6-4 over Dhanielly Quevedo at third position singles) on Apr. 4, Southeastern Louisiana (8-3 over Margauz Kaltenbacher and Danny Raygadas at second position doubles, 6-2, 6-0 over Kaltenbacher at third position singles) on Apr. 15 and Incarnate Word (8-2 over Matea Zemunik and Antea Dedic at second position doubles, 6-1, 6-0 over Sarah Savedra at third position singles) on Apr. 17… ended season with 6-1, 6-0 victory at the third position over Aliona Ladutska of Northwestern State at the third singles spot in the conference tournament.
2014-15 Season Statistics
2013-14: Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Gymnasium Thun-Schadau... Ranked No. 52 in Switzerland... Won 2013 Thun Championships, picking up four straight set victories en route to tournament title... Posted two tournament wins in first two months of 2013 calendar year... Also added tournament runner-up finish and semifinal showing during early months of 2013.
PERSONAL:
Born Anja Patricia Luethi on Jan. 10, 1994... Parents, Jean-Marc and Andrea... Brother, Nicolas... Was invited to the Golden Key International Honor Society in Apr. 2015... Double-major student pursuing Management with concentration in HR and Marketing.... Graduating in December and will start MBA at the University of New Orleans in spring 2017
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