Julyette Steur

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
High School:
Gymnasium Apeldoorn

Career: Four-Year letterwinner • Tied for No. 20 in CU career victories (111) • Tied-No. 24 career singles wins (61); No. 24 career doubles (50) • 25th woman in school history with at least 61 career singles victories and 24th woman with at least 50 doubles wins • 35-12 in non-conference dual play (.745) • 25-10 career record (.714) at No. 1 singles • Nine Pac-12 singles wins, are the most in school history in the four year history of the conference • Five Pac-12 doubles wins, ties for the most at CU • Three-year fall singles record 17-9 (.654) • 49 or her 61 singles triumphs occurred in straight sets • Five victories rallying from a set down • Four career CU Athlete of the Week honors • Clinched eight singles and seven doubles matches • Three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete (equivalent to being named an academic All-American) in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15.

Post-Season Honors:
   2014-15: ITA Mountain Region Cissie Leary Award of Sportsmanship recipient, becoming the fourth CU woman to be named the regional winner • Pac-12 Conference Academic first team • Scholar-Athlete Award (accumulated highest cumulative GPA in respective class) • Named the team’s Most Valuable Player; Co-Most Improved award; Team’s Sports Performer of the Year, and Academic MVP (highest G.P.A.) • CU Sports Performers of the Year (CUSPY): Female Career Athletic Achievement Award (finalist) • Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete.
    2013-14: Team’s Co-MVP and Academic MVP (highest G.P.A.) • Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Mountain Region Player to Watch • Pac-12 academic second team selection • Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete.
    2012-13: Named team’s Most Improved Player, Most improved in fitness, and Academic MVP (highest G.P.A.) • Pac-12 academic second team selection • Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete.
    2011-12: Most Improved Player on the team • ITA Mountain Region Rookie of the Year • One of three finalists in the CUSPY (CU Sports Performers of the Year) Freshman of the Year category.

2015 Spring (senior): Three-way tie for most victories for the year (18) • Tied for second-most in the spring (12) • Played both the No. 1 singles (3-1) and No. 2 singles positions (8-5) • Started her final spring season with a personal-best 8-match winning streak (seven of eight in straight sets) • Eight wins at No. 2, second-best wins in any singles position • Finished with a No. 3 Mountain Region singles ranking • Clinched three singles team wins (Northern Colorado: Jan. 24; Air Force: Jan. 30; UMKC: Feb. 7) • Closed her collegiate singles career at the Pac-12 Tournament (consolation backdraw) with a win, defeating Elizaveta Luzina (Washington State) 6-1, 6-4 • In doubles, ended the season ranked No. 4 in the Mountain Region with teammate Tina Bokhua • Picked up a team-high seven wins with Bokhua at No. 1 doubles, the most wins at any position by any CU team • Clinched three doubles team wins with Bokhua (Air Force; Jan. 30; Wichita State: Feb. 6; UMKC; Feb. 7).

2014 Fall (senior): Began her final collegiate season winning six of eight singles matches, including her first four • Won three straight to capture the Gold Final at the CU Invitational (Sept. 25-28), all in straight sets • Reached the qualifying singles round at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 3) in Los Angeles upsetting then-No. 24 nationally ranked player, Yana Koroleva (Florida International) 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 • Also pushed then-No. 77 Sarah Lee (Michigan) to three sets in the next round • Reached the Round of 16 ITA Mountain Region in Albuquerque (Oct, 15-19) with a pair of victories • Teamed with freshman Kyra Wojcik to win five consecutive doubles matches en route to the ITA Mountain Region Championship earning an automatic berth to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y. • Became the first doubles team in program history to be represented at National Indoors • Named CU Athletes of the Week (Oct. 13-19) • Pair of CU Athlete of the Week honors (Sept. 29-Oct. 5; Oct. 13-19).

2014 Spring (junior): Named co-Most Valuable Player after winning a team-best 12 dual singles matches at the top singles position • Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Mountain Region Player to Watch in May 2014 • Played her second straight spring season at the No. 1 singles position • Won the third-most matches (18) overall for the year • Clinched a pair of CU team wins: Colorado State (Feb. 1) and Ball State (March 7) • Won six-straight matches (Feb. 14-Mar. 7) and 10 of 12 matches to begin the dual campaign (Jan. 24-Mar. 7) • Came-from-behind to win pair of matches after dropping first set • Pick up a pair of Pac-12 Conference singles victories over senior Alice Duranteau (California) in the consolation round of the conference tournament; also defeated then-No. 116 junior Elizaveta Luzina (Washington State) in three sets after losing opening set (Luzina and Duranteau won 29 and 28 singles matches, respectively during 2013-14) • Played against 11 nationally ranked opponents at the No. 1 slot, five of them among the Top 26 • Two-time CU Athlete of the Week recipient (Jan. 27-Feb. 2; Feb. 24 -Mar. 2) • Teamed with Ashley Tiefel for a team-high 14 doubles wins • 10 of those in the spring, also a team best • Went 9-2 at No. 3 • Clinched a pair of doubles matches with Tiefel: Northern Colorado (Jan. 24) and Boise State (Jan. 25) • Started spring campaign winning five in a row, including 10 of 12 wins from Jan. 24-Mar. 9.

2013 Fall (sophomore): Won six singles and six doubles matches • Started the fall season winning five of her first six singles matches, including three-straight to win the Cherry Singles Bracket at the New Mexico Invitational (Nov. 1-3) • Won six of 10 doubles matches, four with Tiefel, and two with Nuria Ormeño Ruiz.

2013 Spring (sophomore): Named the team’s overall most improved player and most improved in fitness at the end of the season banquet • Played the No. 1 singles position • Tied a team-best win total of 16, including 11 in spring play (second highest) • Easily topped her mark of nine (seven in the spring) last season • All but three of her victories in spring play were in straight sets • At the top singles spot, defeated three straight Pac-12 opponents • Victories include wins over No. 102 Nicole Long (Oregon); Liudmila Vasilieva (Washington State: Cougars’ all-time singles leader); and Andjela Nemcevic (Washington) • Six of her career 29 victories are three set match wins • Clinched a pair of CU team wins with wins against Northern Colorado (Feb. 1) and Loyola Marymount (Feb. 17) • Opened dual non-conference play winning nine of her first 13 singles matches • Won four-straight (Feb. 17-Mar. 2) • Nearly doubled her doubles win total from 2012 (five), earning nine victories with Erin Sanders in the No. 1 position in dual play • 14 doubles wins during the season, ranked third overall on the team • Clinched the doubles point with Sanders against Santa Barbara (Feb. 15) and Loyola Marymount (Feb. 17) • Upset the ITA’s No. 71 ranked team of Douglas-Miron/Shimizu (Washington) on April 7.

2012 Fall (freshman): Won a team second-best five singles matches, winning four of her first five • Reached the ITA Mountain Region Round of 32 (main draw) • Rallied twice from a set to achieve victory • Five doubles triumphs, second most on the team.

2012 Spring (freshman): Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Mountain Region Rookie of the Year • Named the team's most improved player at the end of the season banquet • Began her collegiate career in January 2012 as a 16-year-old freshman • One of three finalists in the CUSPY (CU Sports Performers of the Year) Freshman of the Year category • Played No. 3 singles all spring season with the exception of two matches • Tied a team-best nine spring victories, seven wins at No. 3 • Nine victories were the most by a freshman since 2010 • Played only match at No. 2 against UCLA and defeated the No. 104 (out of 125) ranked singles player (senior McCall Jones) in straight sets • Also won the first set against nationally ranked players from Cal and Stanford, only to lose in three sets • Clinched CU's team win over Colorado State (Feb. 11) with a straight set victory • Won a season-high five straight matches (Feb. 11-Mar. 3) • At doubles, played the majority of her matches at No. 1 (three wins at No. 1; one each at No. 2 and No. 3) • Won five straight singles matches (Feb. 11-Mar. 3), tying for the team high with two others.

Personal: Born July 28, 1995 in Rothenburg, Germany • Daughter of Frans and Sylvia Steur • Mother was a professional tennis player, achieving a top-200 WTA Singles ranking • Aunt, Kirstin Freye, also played tennis professionally, earning a top-150 WTA Singles and top-70 WTA Doubles ranking • Looks to become a professional tennis player after college • Is bilingual • Hobbies include watching movies and reading • Played tennis at and graduated from Gymnasium Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

In the Classroom: Graduated in May 2015 with a degree in business • Graduated at 19 years old • Three-time Pac-12 Academic selection with first team honors in 2014-15; pair of second team honors in 2012-13 and 2013-14 • Awarded the team's Academic MVP (highest G.P.A.) three consecutive years (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15) • Three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete (equivalent to being named an academic All-American) in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15.