Pulaski Times

Little Rock tennis player Caden Highfill is ranked 962nd in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 728 total points, split between 551 single points and 1,179 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 986th 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
Jonah Becker	1,164	1,032	879
Conner Lloyd	955	925	199
Caden Highfill	728	551	1,179
Michael Homsi	610	525	411
Aidan Bordador	536	502	225
Isaiah Bordador	435	421	90
Ethan Tan	384	366	117
Ethan Gong	268	254	90
Brandon Nguyen	224	210	90
Anirudh Reddy	176	160	105
Aidan Zhao	143	120	150
Ayaan Patil	133	124	60
Richmond Terrell	114	106	55
Gresham Messersmith	106	83	150
Niccolo Duina	99	90	60
Bennet Chen	94	91	18
Alexander Lafrance	69	60	60
Brennan Horton	66	63	17
Mattias Andersson	66	65	6
Logan McCallum	53	43	65
Noah Anderson	45	40	30
Peter Jara	43	38	35
Lucas Palacios	43	43	N/A
Gage Bennett	38	38	N/A