Duval Times

Jacksonville tennis player Michael Zhang is ranked 3,669th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 183 total points, split between 183 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 3,719th 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	1,439	1,260	1,196
Jack Potter	754	687	448
Chace Caven	605	522	555
Aidan Stefanides	298	282	105
Tadevos Mirijanyan	282	233	N/A
Dhruv Pandya	251	234	112
Noah Folkesson-Doudy	230	230	N/A
Raphael Sogueco	198	198	N/A
Michael Zhang	183	183	N/A
Jay Deering	165	132	219
Akhil Chedde	146	146	N/A
Ford Rachels	124	124	N/A
Sri Sai Vignesh Gunukula	65	62	21
Deepan Ramesh	56	56	N/A
Jason Zhu	55	55	N/A
Charlie Lu	52	52	N/A
Arya Balasundar	38	38	N/A
Jadon Wilson	34	34	N/A
Abhinav Sriram	32	32	N/A
Jaan Thakkar	27	27	N/A