Duval Times

Jacksonville tennis player Akhil Chedde is ranked 3,030th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 180 total points, split between 180 single points and any 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 2,983rd 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
Nathan Russell	519	465	363
Jack Potter	432	432	N/A
Akhil Chedde	180	180	N/A
Aidan Stefanides	144	144	N/A
Aedan Downey	110	110	N/A
Noah Folkesson-Doudy	102	93	N/A
Susheel Perikala	90	90	N/A
David Isaiah Gutierrez	80	80	N/A
Michael Zhang	80	80	N/A
Aryan Lamba	60	60	N/A
Arya Balasundar	55	55	N/A
Dhruv Pandya	54	47	46
Deepan Ramesh	50	50	N/A
Luke Kunkle	44	44	2
Andrew Diaz	40	40	N/A
Abhinav Sriram	32	32	N/A
Raphael Sogueco	32	32	N/A
Jason Zhu	31	31	N/A
Michael Fedoruk	24	24	N/A
Alexander Walker	24	24	N/A
Ford Rachels	18	18	N/A
Hayden Fell	18	18	N/A
Christopher Siragusa	16	16	N/A
Nalen Casey	16	16	N/A
Holden Mendez	16	16	N/A
Jay Deering	14	11	18