Joco Today

Overland Park tennis player Evan Myers is ranked 425th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 1,312 total points, split between 896 single points and 675 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 403rd 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
Evan Myers	1,312	896	675
Peyton Peck	665	519	675
Aneesh Vasamreddy	278	278	N/A
Mark Kessens	180	177	18
Luke Pennington	168	154	18
Blake Brellenthin	159	145	N/A
Easton Zimmer	157	157	N/A
Saket Jagannath	140	136	N/A
Chitraksh Agrawat	135	132	18
Jonah Stolte	114	114	N/A
Ethan Kumar	100	96	12
Luca Ospino	82	82	N/A
Aarya Anjankar	78	78	N/A
Aaram Salam	70	70	N/A
Saam Biria	44	42	12
Krrish Sanjanwala	43	39	24
Srinivasa Vel	39	39	N/A
Nate Dierks	28	28	N/A
Emmett Wirth	27	27	N/A
Evan Chen	24	24	N/A
Bentley Pearson	22	22	N/A
Liam Groden	21	21	N/A
Rishi Goli	21	21	N/A
Hayden Gansen	19	19	N/A
Bobby King	16	14	N/A
Ryan Schmidt	10	10	N/A