SKILLMAN, N.J. - Senior Dominik Koepfer of Tulane has been ranked as the top singles player in the nation as announced by the Oracle/ITA on Tuesday. Roberto Cid of USF accompanied Koepfer in the men’s singles rankings at No. 17, while SMU and the Green Wave each had a doubles team in the top 20. The Bulls came in at No. 15 in the men’s team rankings and were the only American team – men’s and women’s - ranked in the top 25.
The No. 1 singles ranking makes Koepfer the first Tulane player to top the rankings. The senior is coming off a fall season where he won the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, finished runner-up in the ITA All-American Championship and advanced to the semifinal round of the Oracle/Master’s tournament. Last season, Koepfer was the American Athletic Conference's automatic qualifier for the singles championships and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Cid was named the 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and received all-conference singles and doubles honors. In the fall, the senior captured the ITA Southeast Regional after defeating Florida’s Diego Hidalgo in straight sets.
In men’s doubles, the tandem of Nate Lammons and Arkadijs Slobodkins of SMU are ranked No. 16, directly followed by Koepfer and Chi-Shan Jao of Tulane.
USF received the highest ranking in program’s history after advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2015 NCAA tournament. The Bulls defeated Tulsa, 4-0, to capture the American Athletic Conference title for the second consecutive year. Tulsa (No. 29), Tulane (No. 39), Memphis (No. 45) and SMU (No. 46) round out the men’s top 50.
Houston junior Despoina Vogasari received a No. 34 ranking in women’s singles while the duo of Rongrong Leenabanchong and Martha Matoula of Tulsa ranked No. 46 in doubles. The Cougars (No. 38) and the Golden Hurricane (T-No. 47) ranked in the top 50 of the women’s team poll.
The Oracle/ITA Rankings
Men’s Singles
1. Dominik Koepfer, Tulane
17. Roberto Cid, USF
32. Hunter Johnson, SMU
44. Nate Lammons, SMU
63. Constantin Schmitz, Tulane
87. Andrew Watson, Memphis
111. Sebastian Rey, Tulane
Men’s Doubles
16. Nate Lammons/Arkadijs Slobodkins, SMU
17. Dominik Koepfer/Chi-Shan Jao, Tulane
48. Sebastian Rey/Chi-Shan Jao, Tulane
Men’s Team Rankings
15. South Florida
29. Tulsa
39. Tulane
45. Memphis
46. SMU
Women’s Singles
34. Despoina Vogasari, Houston
78. Nicole Dzenga, USF
95. Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa
Women’s Doubles
46. Rongrong Leenabanchong/Martha Matoula, Tulsa
Women’s Team Rankings
38. Houston
T-47. Tulsa
65. Tulane