Columbia Standard

Columbia tennis player Aryan Patel is ranked 2,165th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 247 total points, split between 246 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 1,401st 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
Aryan Patel	247	246	8
William Beasley	184	184	N/A
Holden Raley	148	146	16
Turner Rice	112	92	60
Reid Denemark	95	75	130
Silas Cecchini	82	71	60
Will Hewitt	54	54	N/A
Wyatt Goodale	48	48	N/A
James Smyth	32	32	N/A
Jude Smyth	24	24	N/A
Harrison Mauldin	24	24	N/A
John Mann	9	9	N/A
Grayson Moore	8	8	N/A
Tripp Van Vlake	8	8	N/A
Donovan Peter Roche	8	8	N/A
Jack Rollins	6	6	N/A
Edward Turner	5	5	N/A
Saabyr Beyg	5	5	N/A