AWARDS:
- Four-time All-WCC singles – first team – 2015, 16; second team – 2017, 18
- All-WCC doubles second team – 2016
- ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete – 2015-16,
- WCC All-Academic first team – 2016, 17, 18
- WCC All-Tournament Team singles – 2015, 16, 17
- WCC Freshman of the Year – 2015
- WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll silver – 2016, 17, 18; bronze – 2015
- Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2018, 17, 16, 15
- WCC All-Preseason Team – 2018
- WCC Singles Player of the Week – 3/27/18; 4/25/17; 4/19/16
- WCC Doubles Pair of the Week – 4/19/16
PEPPERDINE CAREER: After a full four seasons with the Waves, has collected an 84-31 overall singles record, including a 56-17 dual performance … In doubles, marked a 40-31 overall record with a 21-17 dual output … Marked a career-best No. 51 singles ranking during her career.
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Finished her season ranked No. 98
th in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings and ranked as high as No. 51 during the season … Amassed a 31-8 overall singles record with an 18-3 dual record … In singles, defeated No. 32-ranked Anna Sanford of Ohio State in October and No. 32-ranked Victoria Emma of Florida in January.
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Finished the season ranked No. 114 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings and ranked as high as No. 51 throughout the season … Compiled a 17-10 (12-6 dual) singles record with 12 unfinished matches, including a 5-4 record against nationally ranked opponents … Was a mainstay at the number four position, with a few matches playing tin the number three slot … Also had a successful season in doubles, securing an 8-4 (4-3 dual) record … Defeated 98
th-ranked Caroline Lampl of Stanford on 4/12 … Defeated 48
th-ranked Carol Yang of UNLV on 1/15 … In doubles, amassed a 5-1 record with partner Dzina Milovanovic, and a 2-3 record with Apichaya (Jean) Runglerdkriangkrai.
PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Collected a 26-8 overall record including an 18-4 record in dual singles play … Ranked as high as #102 in the Oracle/ITA rankings during the season … Went 15-13 overall in doubles, with an 8-6 record in dual competition with Milovanovic … Ranked as high as #45 with Milovanovic throughout the season … In singles, was a mainstay in the number two slot with an 18-2 record, including a 4-5 record against nationally ranked opposition … Finished the season on a 12-match winning streak and went 8-0 in her last 10 competitions … Helped the Waves reach the NCAA Championship quarterfinals (for the first time since 1994) with a two-set win over 20th-ranked USC’s 117th-ranked Madison Westby in the second round and a two set victory over 24th-ranked Texas’ 122nd-ranked Neda Koprcina in the round of 16 … Went unfinished against top-ranked Cal’s 16th-ranked Klara Fabikova with a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 0-2 result before the match was called … In doubles alongside Milovanovic, finished 7-6 in the number three position and went 2-3 against nationally ranked opponents ... Helped the Waves defat 22nd-ranked UCLA in February with a 7-6 (4) doubles win alongside Milovanovic over Kristin Wiley and Alaina Miller.
PEPPERDINE 2014-15: Joined the team in January and produced a 15-7 singles record … Went 12-6 at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 3 … Went 6-1 against WCC opponents … Defeated Jana McCord of Saint Mary’s 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament after suffering a three-set loss to the Gael the week prior … Won seven sets by a 6-0 in 2015 … Produced a 4-6 doubles record, including a 2-5 mark in dual matches … Posted a 3-3 record when playing with Christine Maddox … Pieced together a seven match singles win streak across March and April … Defeated Emily Flickinger of Auburn in straight sets in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/8) … Did not lose a single set at the WCC Tournament … Clinched a 4-3 decision vs. Wichita State (1/24) in the Waves’ season opener, defeating Gabriela Porubin 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Murjanu Sporta Gimnazija in 2013 ... Won the Latvian Championship several times as a junior player ... Ranked as high as #192 in the ITF Junior Rankings ... Reached the finals of the 2010 and 2011 Portugal G4 tournaments ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the G2 tournament in Chile ... Represented Latvia in the Fed Cup twice and boasts doubles record of 3-0 ... Reached a career-high WTA ranking of #969 in December of 2014 ... Owns multiple wins over top-500 WTA ranked opponents.
PERSONAL: Born in Riga, Latvia ... Daughter of Vineta Gulbe and Ainars Gulbis ... Younger sister to Elina, Ernests and Kristaps ... Brother Ernests Gulbis is a professional tennis player and currently ranked in the top-15 in the world ... Grandfather, Alvils Gulbis, was one of the starting five players for ASK Riga, the Soviet basketball team that won the European Championships in the 1950s ... Cites Muhammad Ali as her biggest sports hero ... Has lived in four countries before the age of 18 ... Also enjoys skiing and cooking ... Majoring in international studies ... Chose Pepperdine "because of the great program with highly qualified professors, the incredible location and the ability to compete and play tennis."
FAVORITES: Favorite pro athlete is Maria Sharapova ... Favorite author is Haruki Murakami ... Favorite musical artist is Bruno Mars ... Favorite movie is The Sixth Sense ... Favorite sports other than tennis are football and boxing ... Favorite tv show is Gossip Girl ... Favorite food is sushi.
