South Bay Leader

Rancho Palos Verdes tennis player Kaito Kuba is ranked 890th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 696 total points, split between 554 single points and 796 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 884th 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	6,133	3,938	4,643
Zach Xiaoke Chen	1,567	1,124	1,982
Kaito Kuba	696	554	796
Nathan Soeng	411	392	127
Aaron Luo	284	249	207
Benjamin Abraham	227	224	20
Matt Iwamoto	190	172	120
Sosuke Hanawa	167	151	106
Kyle Kimura	153	144	62
Lucas Burwell	152	152	N/A
Andrew Chan	146	127	126
Mason Lai	132	132	N/A
Tommy Li	108	108	N/A
Noah Abraham	64	61	20
Matthew Xiaotong Chen	60	58	10
Jett Johnson	51	45	40
Khalil Santiago	49	49	N/A
Timothy Yu	36	36	N/A
Allen Liu	35	35	N/A
Anish Anand	28	28	N/A