Christopher Newport University

2018-19 - Junior Season - Qualified for the NCAA Championships in singles during a fantastic year with the Captains … Collected first-team All-Conference and All-State accolades for his efforts … Also finished the season slotted 33rd in the Final ITA National Singles Rankings … Anchored the top line for the squad while posting a 9-4 record in the No. 1 position … Eventually finished the year with 12 total singles victories … Posted wins in nationally-ranked showdowns with No. 16 Johns Hopkins on February 24 and No. 16 Mary Washington on March 30 … Registered three wins in conference play during the regular season before adding another triumph against Salisbury in the CAC semifinals on April 30 … Excelled in doubles during the year as well and picked up 12 total victories, including 11 alongside James Baron … Won twice in the No. 1 position after upending Penn State Harrisburg and Frostburg State during conference action … Finished with a team-high five wins in league play … Collected a win in the CAC semifinals at Salisbury and also added a triumph in the consolation round of the ITA Southeast Regionals during the fall campaign … Continued to star in the classroom as well while garnering a spot on the ITA National All-Academic Team and the Academic All-Conference Squad.
 
2017-18 - Sophomore Season - Ranked second on the team with 16 victories during singles play ... Led the squad with six wins in the No. 5 position and registered a triumph in the top spot during a CAC showdown at Penn St. Harrisburg on April 8 ... Boasted a 4-1 record against conference foes ... Added a win against No. 13 Redlands in the No. 5 position on March 9 and had a victory during the ITA South-Southeast Regionals in the fall ... Won five straight match-ups from March 8-24 ... Also went 17-11 in doubles action, including an 11-7 mark while paired with Nicholas Ruzicka ... Went 2-0 in the No. 1 position and led the squad with 10 victories in the No. 3 spot ... Recorded three victories during the ITA South / Southeast Regionals in the fall and added back-to-back triumphs against nationally-ranked competition in the spring ... Teamed with Ruzicka in wins against No. 32 N.C. Wesleyan on February 23 and No. 15 Case Western Reserve on February 25 ... Won five straight battles from April 8 - May 2, including a victory against Salisbury in the CAC Semifinals to wrap up that run ... Earned ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete honors for his performance in the classroom as well.
 
2016-17 - Freshman Season - Starred in his first collegiate campaign and secured second-team All-Conference and All-State accolades for his work in singles throughout the year … Led CNU with a 17-9 record in singles play, including a 5-1 mark in conference action … Combined for a perfect 5-0 record between the No. 2 and No. 3 positions while registering nine victories at No. 4 singles … Dominated in the postseason, including a win at No. 4 singles against No. 18 Mary Washington, which helped CNU lock up the program’s first CAC Championship … Also notched a win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 17 Johns Hopkins and was leading 6-1, 4-2 in an unfinished match during the opening round against Franciscan … Posted victories against nationally-ranked Whitman and Swarthmore earlier in the year as well … Also competed in doubles and compiled a 6-2 overall record, including a perfect 5-0 ledger in CAC play … Honored as an ITA Scholar-Athlete for his work in the classroom as well.
 
Before CNU - Attended Armbrae Academy in Halifax, Nova Scotia ... Was the Québec Junior Series Champion in 2015 and also won the Québec Vaudreuil / Dorion championship ... Was the captain of Jeux du Québec in 2014 ... Ranked sixth in Québec and 37th in Canada as a 17-year-old.
 
Personal - Dominic C. Lacombe is the son of Richard Lacombe and Susan Curry ... Roger Federer and Gael Monfils are his favorite athletes ... Steve Jobs is the person in history he would most like to meet ... “Now You See Me” and “Prestige” are his favorite movies ... Vance Joy is his favorite musician ... Worked as a background actor in the movie, “Race” (2016) ... His goal is to be happy and successful while leading a life of significance ... Majoring in finance / accounting.