Duval Times

Jacksonville tennis player Michael Zhang is ranked 1,229th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 535 total points, split between 535 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 1,221st 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
Tadevos Mirijanyan	1,217	1,049	N/A
Jay Deering	807	637	1,131
Michael Zhang	535	535	N/A
Brayden Woods	369	366	22
Jack Miller	304	302	10
Jadon Wilson	270	270	N/A
Akash Gusani	171	170	6
Ethan Nguyen	162	162	N/A
Edward Jucker	151	148	20
Sri Sai Vignesh Gunukula	150	150	N/A
David Stewart	143	140	20
Jan Blaszkiewicz	129	129	N/A
Stefan Sisljagic	122	122	N/A
Henry Deering	108	91	110
Dan Exline	91	86	30
Benjamin Gredenhag	70	70	N/A
Maxwell Schmidt	55	55	N/A
Maddox Racine	53	48	30
Justin Burns	44	44	N/A
Jonas Boyd	36	36	N/A
Liam Meier	30	30	N/A