Joco Today

Overland Park tennis player Liam Groden is ranked 3,713th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 100 total points, split between 100 single points and any 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 3,644th 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
Luke Pennington	841	771	90
Saket Jagannath	725	677	171
Blake Brellenthin	680	612	N/A
Luca Ospino	633	538	225
Chitraksh Agrawat	539	525	90
Mark Kessens	482	468	90
Jonah Stolte	473	425	N/A
Aarya Anjankar	395	377	N/A
Saam Biria	381	345	168
Ethan Kumar	380	360	60
Krrish Sanjanwala	213	195	120
Srinivasa Vel	195	195	N/A
Mitchell Terhune	117	102	6
Rishi Goli	114	113	6
Liam Groden	100	100	N/A
Hayden Gansen	94	94	N/A
Bobby King	83	72	N/A
Ishaan Kamat	66	66	N/A
Ryan Schmidt	46	46	N/A
Pranith Surapaneni	29	24	30
Jackson Boone	16	16	N/A
Filip Valenta	6	6	N/A
Anay Oberoi	6	6	N/A
Praveen Chockalingam	5	5	N/A