El Paso Standard

El Paso tennis player Luis Santiago Martinez is ranked 960th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 656 total points, split between 524 single points and 880 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 954th 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
Luis Santiago Martinez	656	524	880
Emilio Valenzuela	487	469	120
Santiago Ceballos	475	396	525
Matteo Uraga	332	322	55
Emiliano Ornelas	326	326	N/A
Luis Nunez	229	224	35
Luis Dario Alcalde	211	156	354
Aceton Niederleig	179	126	350
Jacob Medina	179	179	N/A
Marcelo Maass	168	168	N/A
Emiliano Gonzalez	157	157	N/A
Roberto Aragon	156	151	30
Emilio Ramos-Assam	109	109	N/A
Kevin Wang	106	106	N/A
Luis Carlos Balderrama	101	96	30
Carlos M. Neve	99	74	150
Jonah Salazar	93	93	N/A
Sebastian Ochoa	76	68	50
Luis Ochoa	74	74	N/A
Derek Niederleig	65	60	30
Sami Hanbali	58	58	N/A
Andres Toscano	56	56	N/A
Emilio Gamboa	43	43	N/A
Santiago Zapata	38	15	150
Marcus Olmos	30	30	N/A
Javier Alejandro Olivares Espir	30	30	N/A