South Bay Leader

Rancho Palos Verdes tennis player Matt Iwamoto won 12 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by June.

They started June ranked 4,683rd.

Their 12 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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	Doubles Points	Total Points
Andrew Johnson	702	694
Zach Xiaoke Chen	376	505
Dolan Leman	187	146
Andrew Nishiguchi	123	662
Kaito Kuba	57	125
Aaron Luo	34	32
Matt Iwamoto	12	33
Matt Iwamoto	12	33
Nathan Soeng	6	80
Nathan Soeng	6	80