Joco Today

Overland Park tennis player Evan Myers is ranked 1,491st in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 371 total points, split between 288 single points and 135 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 1,460th 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
Richard King	1,498	1,065	405
Peyton Peck	488	423	135
Brent Fallon	425	335	450
Delvin Ko	372	372	N/A
Evan Myers	371	288	135
Ethan Olufson	266	266	N/A
Henry Nelson	118	118	N/A
Kyle Redmond	70	70	N/A
Cameron Parrish	62	62	N/A
Nick Schemmel	56	56	N/A
Aneesh Vasamreddy	55	55	N/A
Charlie Duethman	46	46	N/A
Michael Hooper	32	32	N/A
Easton Zimmer	32	32	N/A
Mark Kessens	22	22	N/A
Ryan Kempker	16	16	N/A
Aaram Salam	15	15	N/A
Chitraksh Agrawat	14	14	N/A
Evan Chen	11	11	N/A
Jonah Stolte	9	9	N/A
Blake Brellenthin	8	8	N/A