SOUTH BEND, Ind. – As the fall season is getting under way for collegiate tennis, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released their individual preseason singles and doubles rankings today. In those rankings, sophomore Sebastian Dominko appeared in both polls while freshman Chase Thompson appears with Dominko in the doubles.
Dominko comes in at #5 in the singles rankings, a new career high for the second year player from Maribor, Slovenia. He is coming off of the greatest freshman campaign in Notre Dame men’s tennis history in which he held the top spot in singles from start to finish, finished the year ranked #15, made the second round of the individual NCAA Singles Championships and was named a 2022 Singles All-American.
Entering the year at #5, Dominko joins elite company in Irish history as he is only the fifth player to achieve a top-5 singles ranking and the third in the past 8 years. He joins three-time All-Americans Ryan Sachire and David DiLucia, two-time All-American Quentin Monaghan and 2020 All-American Richard Ciamarra as the only player to achieve this mark in singles.
Chase Thompson is a freshman from Mission Viejo, California who appears in the rankings for the first time in his career with Dominko, debuting at #43 in the doubles rankings. He comes in as one of the best American recruits in the country, having been ranked as high as #4 in his class and a blue-chip throughout his junior years.
Coach Sachire on Dominko Top-5 Ranking:
“This ranking highlights the special season that Sebastian had last year as a freshman. He is working extremely hard to continue to improve his game and develop into a better player this year. We are all really excited to begin our fall season in a couple of weeks!”