Pinal Today

Chandler tennis player Yarin Shushakov is ranked 1,515th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 492 total points, split between 393 single points and 661 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 1,501st 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
Andrew Yang	1,268	966	2,010
Yarin Shushakov	492	393	661
Kaden Zhao	227	166	396
Vincent Nguyen	212	212	N/A
Anirudh Yellapragada	162	162	N/A
Shravan Pulicherla	136	136	N/A
Arjun Vohra	123	123	N/A
Alvaro Napal Villanueva	95	95	N/A
Neil Soman	76	76	N/A
Anson Nguyen	72	72	N/A
Caleb Sirilan	62	62	N/A
Aarjav Kavathia	48	48	N/A
Jesus Tadeo Mendivil	44	44	N/A
Noah Nicholson	43	43	N/A
Alex Manolache	40	38	11
Nolan Schaefer	38	38	N/A