South Bay Leader

Rancho Palos Verdes tennis player Andrew Nishiguchi is ranked 501st in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 1,293 total points, split between 1,275 single points and 123 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 498th 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
Andrew Johnson	1,382	944	917
Andrew Nishiguchi	1,293	1,275	123
Zach Xiaoke Chen	668	589	469
Faust Lapuente	201	180	138
Zachary Boss	194	194	N/A
Nobuaki Hanawa	144	144	N/A
Nathan Soeng	141	137	25
Kaito Kuba	140	111	159
Dolan Leman	63	N/A	421
Aaron Luo	46	41	34
Benjamin Abraham	45	44	4
Riley Louie-Hsu	42	42	N/A
Praveen Vadlamani	40	40	N/A
Matt Iwamoto	38	35	22