CHICAGO – Notre Dame men’s tennis’ Sebastian Dominko made a valiant run to the semifinal round of the ITA Midwest Regionals, but unfortunately the senior came up one win short of qualifying for the 2025 NCAA Individual Championships in November. Dominko, along with the other members of the Fighting Irish, still have a chance to qualify via the ITA Sectional Championships and ITA Conference Masters.
Dominko, who entered the year with a preseason singles ranking of 10th in the country, picked up a ranked win over No. 55 Alex Okonkwo of Ohio State, 7-6(6), 6-4, in the quarterfinals. The semis featured his second-ranked matchup, where he fell in a third-set tiebreak heartbreaker to No. 111 Max Dahlin of Michigan, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(10).
Dominko wasn’t the only Irish to make a run to the semis though. The tandem of Peter Nad and Luis Llorens Saracho recorded quite an impressive showing in the Doubles Main Draw of the ITA Midwest Regionals.
The Fighting Irish duo grinded out back-to-back tiebreak wins in the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals. First it was an 8-7(0) victory over Carvajal/Komolpisut of Toledo. Then it was an 8-7(2) win over Anthrop/Byers of Ohio State. No. 65 Nad/Llorens Saracho then had a huge test in the Semis against No. 15 Kim/Nakashima of Ohio State. The Buckeye duo ultimately advanced via a 6-3, 6-4 decision.
Junior Chase Thompson also posted a strong showing, rattling off three wins to reach the quarterfinals where he also ran into Michigan’s Max Dahlin. Prior, Thompson defeated competitors from Youngstown State, Illinois State and Northwestern, all in straight sets.
One more Irish made a Round of 16 and that was newcomer Perry Gregg. The grad transfer travelled down a Big Ten road in which he defeated David Saye of Michigan State and Ferdinand Kloesters of Wisconsin, then dropped to No. 67 Jack Anthrop of Ohio State.
ABOUT ITA MIDWEST REGIONALS
The two singles finalists and the doubles champion from each regional will automatically qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships, set to take place at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 18-23, 2025.
The following teams were represented at the ITA Midwest Regionals: Chicago State, Cleveland State, DePaul, Illinois State, Marquette, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, UIC, Illinois, Michigan, Notre Dame, Toledo, Wisconsin, Western Michigan and Youngstown State.
ABOUT THE NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The NCAA Individual Championships are in the second year of a two-year pilot program designed by the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee, which positions the NCAA Division I Individual Championships in November rather than in May following the NCAA Team Championships.
This year’s NCAA Individual Championships will take athletes to Lake Nona, Florida where they will compete at the USTA National Campus. These championships will take place from November 18-23.
Consisting of four events in which players can qualify from, the NCAA Individual Championship pathway is made up of the ITA All-American Championships, ITA Regional Championships, ITA Sectional Championships, and ITA Conference Masters Championships.
NOTRE DAME SINGLES MAIN DRAW RESULTS
- R64: #10 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. Hanamichi Carvajal (TOL), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
- R32: #10 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. Sasha Colleu (ILL), 6-3, 6-1
- R16: #10 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. Nikita Filin (OSU), 6-3, 6-2
- QF: #10 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. #55 Alex Okonkwo (OSU), 7-6(6), 6-4
- SF: #111 Max Dahlin (MICH) def. 10 Sebastian Dominko (ND), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(10)
- R64: Vuk Radjenovic (MSU) def. Evan Lee (ND), 7-5, 6-4
- R64: Chase Thompson (ND) def. Alex Maulouet (YSU), 6-2, 6-1
- R32: Chase Thompson (ND) def. Christian Capacci (ISU), 6-3, 6-2
- R16: Chase Thompson (ND) def. Cyrus Mahjoob (NW), 6-3, 6-2
- QF: #111 Max Dahlin (MICH) def. Chase Thompson (ND), 6-4, 6-2
- R64: Peter Nad (ND) def. Mihailo Savic (UIC), 6-1, 6-3
- R32: #111 Max Dahlin (MICH) def. Peter Nad (ND), 6-1, 6-3
- R64: Perry Gregg (ND) def. David Saye (MSU), 6-3, 6-4
- R32: Perry Gregg (ND) def. Ferdinand Kloesters (WIS), 7-5, 6-4
- R16: #67 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Perry Gregg (ND), 6-4, 7-5
- R64: Adam Jilly (ILL) def. Kyran Magimay (ND), 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3
- R64: Preston Stearns (OSU) def. Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
- R64: #26 Loren Byers (OSU) def. Luis Llorens Saracho (ND), 6-4, 6-4
NOTRE DAME DOUBLES MAIN DRAW RESULTS
- R32: #12 Thompson/Dominko (ND) def. Davison/Adesoro (WMU), 8-3
- R16: Battle/Gedlitschka (CSU) def. #12 Thompson/Dominko (ND), 8-6
- R64: Balthazor/Patrick (ND) def. Fullerton/Beduhn (WIS), 8-5
- R32: Balthazor/Patrick (ND) def. Corwin/Antonopoulos (WMU), 8-6
- R16: #44 Bernard/Okonkwo (OSU) def. Balthazor/Patrick (ND), 8-5
- R64: Becker/Lee (ND) def. Vialle/Pardo Cano (DEP), 8-6
- R32: Keck/Ho (WMU) def. Becker/Lee (ND), 8-7(6)
- R32: #65 Nad/Llorens Saracho (ND) def. Kajzer/Moriarty (WMU), 8-0
- R16: #65 Nad/Llorens Saracho (ND) def. Carvajal/Komolpisut (TOL), 8-7(0)
- QF: #65 Nad/Llorens Saracho (ND) def. Anthrop/Byers (OSU), 8-7(2)
- SF: #15 Kim/Nakashima (OSU) def. #65 Nad/Llorens Saracho (ND), 6-3, 6-4
- R64: Gregg/Magimay (ND) def. Roegner/St-Laurent (MARQ), 8-4
- R32: Jilly/Colleu (ILL) def. Gregg/Magimay (ND), 8-6
BACKDRAW/CONSOLATION RESULTS
- Evan Lee (ND) def. Ethan Schiffman (NW), 6-3, 7-6(6)
- Evan Lee (ND) def. Sebastian Medica (DEP), 7-5, 3-6, 12-10
- Nolan Balthazor (ND) def. Matias Olivero (TOL), 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
- Joshua Mackey (TOL) def. Noah Becker (ND), 6-3, 7-6(4)
- Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Nikola Puntaric (NIU), 6-2, 6-4
- Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Chad Valdes (CS), 6-0, 6-0
- Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND) def. Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez (TOL), 6-4, 7-6(6)
- Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND) def. Greyson Casey (NW), 2-1, ret.
— ND —