SE Valley Times

Gilbert tennis player Luke Nguyen is ranked 2,697th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 215 total points, split between 183 single points and 212 double points. USTA rankings are determined by adding 100 percent of singles points and 15 percent of doubles points plus any bonus points earned.

They were ranked 6,566th the week before.

Players earn points per round in tournaments, winning higher points the further into a tournament they advance.

Jarett Cascino of New York Tennis Magazine says tennis is one of the most competitive youth sports.

“There is always someone better than you on any given day, even if you are the number one player in the world!” he said.

Standings are released weekly.

Name	Total Points	Single Points	Doubles Points
Luke Nguyen	215	183	212
Anay Kulkarni	168	168	N/A
Abhinav Chede	114	86	189
Thomas Ray	82	82	N/A
Hayden Truong	71	71	N/A
Rishabh Bendre	45	42	21
Haden Baumgartner	34	11	150
Gabriel Taylor	33	29	24
Ayden Thielsen	26	26	N/A
Benjamin Badhorn	24	24	N/A
Evan Martin	24	23	5