Columbia Standard

Columbia tennis player William Beasley won six points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Mar. 26.

They are ranked 7,032nd, down from 6,713th the week before.

Their six points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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.

Weekly standings collected on June 17 from the USTA.

Name	Doubles Points	Total Points
Tarun Ramkumar	90	98
Tarun Ramkumar	90	98
James Smyth	22	69
James Smyth	22	69
William Beasley	6	60
William Beasley	6	60
Aryan Patel	2	34
Aryan Patel	2	34