South Bay Leader

Manhattan Beach tennis player Paxton Au is ranked 1,346th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 543 total points, split between 396 single points and 659 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 1,329th 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
Quang Duong	5,740	4,500	N/A
Paxton Au	543	396	659
Adi Kapoor	236	236	N/A
Tyler Smildzins	223	177	259
Maximiliano Roca	214	173	240
Theo Cheng	171	165	37
Edmund Lu	158	158	N/A
Ethan Dover	134	134	N/A
Isaac Khechoyan	104	104	N/A
Max Campbell	102	102	N/A
Joseph Niborski	89	89	N/A
Alexander Clapp	62	61	4
Parker Cameron	52	52	N/A
Ryan Beaupain	51	51	N/A
Nicholas Rogers	48	32	105
Jonah Abraham	48	48	N/A
Nolan Chung	45	45	N/A
Mason Shepley	42	41	4
Liam Fielding	36	36	N/A
Jacob Chu	36	36	N/A