2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Stary, Dominik
Dominik Stary
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pilsen, Czech Republic
- High School:
- Gymnasium Frantiska Krizika
Bio
2021: 10-4 in singles (eight unfinished) … 13-5 in doubles (one unfinished) … Won all seven of his last seven completed matches … Posted a dominant 10-win doubles streak, collecting ranked wins over Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois with Chris Ephron … Picked up a singles and a doubles win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against UCLA (5/8).
2019-20: Won against Illinois State in the No. 2 spot for singles and doubles (1/15)...Recorded a win against NC State in the No.2 spot singles (1/17) ... Won in the No. 2 doubles spot against Louisville alongside Chris Ephron (1/31) ... Secured wins in the No. 1 singles spot and No. 2 doubles spot against Vanderbilt (2/21) ... Earned a 6-3 win in the No. 2 doubles spot against Harvard (2/23) ... Won 6-3 in No. 2 doubles spot against Notre Dame (3/8) ... Notched victories in No. 2 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against UIC (3/8)
2018-19: Appeared most consistently at No. 1 and No. 2 spot in the singles lineup… Won at the No. 1 spot against Chicago State (2/3) and Harvard (2/9)... Earned a hard-fought victory, despite dropping the first set, at the No. 2 spot against Oklahoma State (2/7)... Played at the No. 1 and No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup, recording wins over Duke (2/3), Chicago State (2/3), Harvard (2/9) and Purdue (2/10) … Won at the No. 2 spot in the singles lineup and doubles lineup against Ball State (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 1 singles spot against Columbia (2/24) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 2 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana (3/1) … Won at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and appeared at the No. 1 singles spot against Louisville (3/3) … Made an appearance at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 1 singles spot against Illinois (3/8) … Appeared at No. 2 doubles spot and No. 2 singles spot against Texas Tech (3/10) …Won in straight sets at No. 1 singles against Iowa (3/30) … Came back for a win at No. 1 singles at No. 20 Michigan (4/5) … Has not lost a doubles match with partner Chris Ephron since February, and the two are undefeated at No. 1 doubles...Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles against Michigan State [4/7] … Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles against Ohio State [4/12] and Penn State [4/14] … Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at Wisconsin [4/19] … Won at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at Minnesota [4/21] … Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at Wisconsin [4/25] ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Played the majority of the season at the No. 1 spot in the singles lineup while also appearing at No. 2 ... Named Second Team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year ... Played No. 1 in both singles and doubles for the last 17 matches of the campaign ... Held the No. 1 doubles spot throughout the year with partner Ben Vandixhorn ... Accumulated eight wins in the dual season, six of which came at the top spot in the lineup ... Recorded four conference wins ... Took down two nationally-ranked players ... Defeated then-No. 92 Gergely Madarasz of Purdue (4/4) ... Took down then-No. 52 Daniel Valent of Vanderbilt, who went on to finish the season in the top 30 in the nation (2/23).
2016-17: Has been dominant in doubles with playing partner Strong Kirchheimer ... Duo has combined for a 19-4 record between the No. 1 and No. 2 spots and is ranked No. 53 in the country ... Tied for sixth most doubles wins in a single season in program history ... Duo's season winning percentage of .826 is tied for third best single-season mark in NU history ... Recorded 24 overall singles wins in his freshman season, including 17 during the dual season between the third and fourth spots in the lineup ... Won the Big Ten Singles Championship in the fall ... First Northwestern player since Raleigh Smith in 2012 to win the tournament.
High School: Ranked as high as No. 69 in the world in 2015 … No. 1 ranked U18 Czech player … Made the Round of 16 at the Orange Bowl … Won Czech U18 Team Competition three times … Part of Czech U14, U16 and U18 national teams … Part of Czech national ice hockey team.
Personal: Born Dominik Starý … Son of Mitoslava Stary and Vaclav Cepelak … Finished top-three academically in his class … Chose Northwestern because of its great tennis and academic reputation … Major is Economics, minor is Business Institutions.
2019-20: Won against Illinois State in the No. 2 spot for singles and doubles (1/15)...Recorded a win against NC State in the No.2 spot singles (1/17) ... Won in the No. 2 doubles spot against Louisville alongside Chris Ephron (1/31) ... Secured wins in the No. 1 singles spot and No. 2 doubles spot against Vanderbilt (2/21) ... Earned a 6-3 win in the No. 2 doubles spot against Harvard (2/23) ... Won 6-3 in No. 2 doubles spot against Notre Dame (3/8) ... Notched victories in No. 2 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against UIC (3/8)
2018-19: Appeared most consistently at No. 1 and No. 2 spot in the singles lineup… Won at the No. 1 spot against Chicago State (2/3) and Harvard (2/9)... Earned a hard-fought victory, despite dropping the first set, at the No. 2 spot against Oklahoma State (2/7)... Played at the No. 1 and No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup, recording wins over Duke (2/3), Chicago State (2/3), Harvard (2/9) and Purdue (2/10) … Won at the No. 2 spot in the singles lineup and doubles lineup against Ball State (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 1 singles spot against Columbia (2/24) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 2 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana (3/1) … Won at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and appeared at the No. 1 singles spot against Louisville (3/3) … Made an appearance at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 1 singles spot against Illinois (3/8) … Appeared at No. 2 doubles spot and No. 2 singles spot against Texas Tech (3/10) …Won in straight sets at No. 1 singles against Iowa (3/30) … Came back for a win at No. 1 singles at No. 20 Michigan (4/5) … Has not lost a doubles match with partner Chris Ephron since February, and the two are undefeated at No. 1 doubles...Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles against Michigan State [4/7] … Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles against Ohio State [4/12] and Penn State [4/14] … Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at Wisconsin [4/19] … Won at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at Minnesota [4/21] … Appeared at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at Wisconsin [4/25] ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Played the majority of the season at the No. 1 spot in the singles lineup while also appearing at No. 2 ... Named Second Team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year ... Played No. 1 in both singles and doubles for the last 17 matches of the campaign ... Held the No. 1 doubles spot throughout the year with partner Ben Vandixhorn ... Accumulated eight wins in the dual season, six of which came at the top spot in the lineup ... Recorded four conference wins ... Took down two nationally-ranked players ... Defeated then-No. 92 Gergely Madarasz of Purdue (4/4) ... Took down then-No. 52 Daniel Valent of Vanderbilt, who went on to finish the season in the top 30 in the nation (2/23).
2016-17: Has been dominant in doubles with playing partner Strong Kirchheimer ... Duo has combined for a 19-4 record between the No. 1 and No. 2 spots and is ranked No. 53 in the country ... Tied for sixth most doubles wins in a single season in program history ... Duo's season winning percentage of .826 is tied for third best single-season mark in NU history ... Recorded 24 overall singles wins in his freshman season, including 17 during the dual season between the third and fourth spots in the lineup ... Won the Big Ten Singles Championship in the fall ... First Northwestern player since Raleigh Smith in 2012 to win the tournament.
High School: Ranked as high as No. 69 in the world in 2015 … No. 1 ranked U18 Czech player … Made the Round of 16 at the Orange Bowl … Won Czech U18 Team Competition three times … Part of Czech U14, U16 and U18 national teams … Part of Czech national ice hockey team.
Personal: Born Dominik Starý … Son of Mitoslava Stary and Vaclav Cepelak … Finished top-three academically in his class … Chose Northwestern because of its great tennis and academic reputation … Major is Economics, minor is Business Institutions.
Stary's Stats
SINGLES RESULTS
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 24-10 | 17-9 | 7-1 | 7-2 | --- | --- | 6-2 | 11-7 | --- | --- |
| 2017-18 | 14-14 | 8-11 | 6-3 | 4-5 | 6-9 | 2-2 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-19 | 16-15 | 11-14 | 5-1 | 3-8 | 6-10 | 5-4 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 10-4 | 10-4 | --- | 9-3 | 4-4 | 6-0 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Career | 64-43 | 45-39 | 18-5 | 23-18 | 16-23 | 13-6 | 6-2 | 11-7 | --- | --- |
DOUBLES RESULTS
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 21-7 | 19-4 | 2-3 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 16-4 | --- |
| 2017-18 | 11-19 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 2-8 | 9-16 | --- | --- |
| 2018-19 | 9-10 | 9-10 | --- | 4-4 | 3-4 | 6-6 | --- |
| 2021 | 13-5 | 13-5 | --- | 12-4 | --- | 13-5 | --- |
| Career | 54-41 | 50-35 | 4-6 | 23-17 | 15-20 | 35-15 | --- |
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