Duval Times

Jacksonville tennis player Nathan Russell won 771 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Sept. 11.

They are ranked 573rd, up from 783rd the week before.

Their 771 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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.

Weekly standings collected on Nov. 9 from the USTA.

Name	Doubles Points	Total Points
Nathan Russell	771	677
Chace Caven	522	569
Jack Potter	97	519
Dhruv Pandya	78	151
Jay Deering	33	52
Sri Sai Vignesh Gunukula	21	27
Luke Kunkle	2	44