South Bay Leader

Manhattan Beach tennis player Kaiyan Patel is ranked 2,374th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 180 total points, split between 180 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 2,332nd 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
Kaiyan Patel	180	180	N/A
Andrew Decko	146	146	N/A
Carter Cornehl	70	70	N/A
Ryan Smith	40	40	N/A
Dean Hiranburana	24	24	N/A
Ernestas Kiznis	12	12	N/A
Owen Kim	12	12	N/A