Pulaski Times

Little Rock tennis player Nihal Pola is ranked 1,676th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 249 total points, split between 248 single points and 8 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 1,736th 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
Alexander Lafrance	2,433	1,833	2,583
Ayaan Patil	1,619	1,236	1,434
William Sellers	512	489	150
Gravity Fletcher	509	495	90
Arnav Jagadale	345	264	315
Nihal Pola	249	248	8
Akshay Prasad	248	248	N/A
Bennet Chen	220	220	N/A
Robert Liam Murphy	210	183	180
Eric Nguyen	164	150	90
Mattias Andersson	160	160	N/A
Jake Johnson	148	125	150
Hudson Hall	130	128	16
Will Daugherty	126	124	16
Mohamed Dicko	112	112	N/A
Ryan Li	90	90	N/A
Graham Israel	86	86	N/A
William Marks	54	54	N/A
Sam Kumaran	46	46	N/A
Charley Hyde	30	30	N/A
Joseph Berardi	24	24	N/A
Arjun Majumdar	10	10	N/A
Garrett Franzetti	8	8	N/A