South Sacramento Today

Elk Grove tennis player Jonah Rosenthal is ranked 1,171st in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 609 total points, split between 585 single points and 162 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 1,163rd 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
Ted Nguyen	2,235	1,780	2,132
Ajay Ravichandran	1,067	936	727
Nadaul Cheam	924	759	726
Jonah Rosenthal	609	585	162
Leo Luo	135	130	30
Avijay Sen	123	123	N/A
Hayden Ishimoto	116	111	32
Brandon Gong	80	80	N/A
Grant Goodwin	58	58	N/A