El Paso Standard

El Paso tennis player Michael Carlson is ranked 3,379th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 214 total points, split between 214 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 3,335th 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
Ian Uraga	4,146	3,162	2,787
Mills Hall	736	650	571
Jacobo Cardiel	701	701	N/A
Ramon Martinez	457	336	808
Diego Emilio Zapata	447	391	375
Aidan Gallardo	344	344	N/A
Maximus Martin	335	294	271
Luis Santiago Martinez	271	205	441
Michael Carlson	214	214	N/A
Ralu A. Hinojos	182	182	N/A
Darren Nava	168	168	N/A
Diego Ruiz	164	164	N/A
Joaquin Sigala	146	146	N/A
Isaias Lomeli	142	142	N/A
Santiago Garcia	128	112	105
Rudy Motta	120	120	N/A
Alejandro Ochoa	109	68	271
Emilio Valenzuela	98	94	24
Olivier Blanchet	98	98	N/A
Santiago Ceballos	95	79	105
Emiliano Ornelas	74	74	N/A
Anthony Martinez	62	42	135
Jorge Zendejas	62	62	N/A
Diego Rodriguez	56	56	N/A
Luis Nunez	46	45	7
Matteo Uraga	46	44	11
Keifer Lopez	42	42	N/A
Carson Shapiro	40	40	N/A
Armani Garza	40	40	N/A
Jacob Medina	36	36	N/A