Claire Burke
Claire Burke
Year: So.
Hometown: Malvern, Pa.
High School: Westtown School

SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Tallied 8-9 record overall in singles play with records of 2-5 at the No. 2 spot, 3-3 at the No. 3 spot, and 3-1 at No. 4 singles...Recorded 8-3 overall record in doubles action primarily with Shannon Stewart with two wins coming in the No. 2 spot and six in the No.3 spot...Opened fall season with 6-3, 6-0 win over York (10/9)...Won four-straight singles matches over Otterbein (3/8), Ohio Wesleyan (3/10), Baldwin Wallace (3/11), and Lebanon Valley (3/21)...Earned 6-1, 6-1 singles win over Bryn Mawr (4/2)...Added 6-2, 6-1 singles win over Rutgers-Camden (4/8)...Closed season with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Dickinson (4/30)...Recorded doubles wins with over Ohio Wesleyan (3/10) and Lebanon Valley (3/21) with Stewart...Posted 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles with Ava Compagnoni versus Baldwin Wallace (3/11)...Rolled to 8-0 doubles win over Bryn Mawr (4/2)...Tallied back-to-back doubles wins over Muhlenberg (4/5) and Rutgers-Camden (4/8)...Closed season with doubles wins over Washington College (4/27) and Dickinson (4/30).

FRESHMAN (2021): Showed promise as a rookie, finishing 3-2 at No. 5 singles and 2-2 in doubles with fellow first-year Caitlin Vinsonhaler ... Double winner against both Gettysburg (4/10) and Muhlenberg (4/13)

Before Ursinus: Three-time All-Friends League selection at Westtown School

Personal: Born February 1, 2002 ... Daughter of David and Virginia Burke ... Has two siblings, Henry and David ... Henry (Class of 2017) played tennis at Ursinus, winning over 50 career matches ... Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Health & Exercise Physiology 

Why Ursinus? I chose Ursinus not only for the combination of academics and tennis, but for the small and tight-knit community and the values it holds