South Bay Leader

Manhattan Beach tennis player Maximiliano Roca is ranked 550th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 1,071 total points, split between 845 single points and 1,200 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 551st 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
Paxton Au	2,633	1,980	2,772
Tyler Smildzins	1,112	884	1,296
Maximiliano Roca	1,071	845	1,200
Theo Cheng	468	378	337
Alexander Clapp	310	307	20
Edmund Lu	286	286	N/A
Ryan Beaupain	252	252	N/A
Jonah Abraham	240	240	N/A
Nolan Chung	222	222	N/A
Isaac Khechoyan	212	212	N/A
Mason Shepley	211	208	20
Jacob Chu	178	178	N/A
Ethan Klapper	168	168	N/A
Brodie Kelley	144	144	N/A
Luuk van Meurs	76	76	N/A
Luke Kerwin	66	66	N/A
William Claybaugh	48	48	N/A
Ace Tarango	36	36	N/A
Tucker James	36	36	N/A
Kaiyan Patel	35	35	N/A
Andrew Decko	29	29	N/A