Joco Today

Overland Park tennis player Saam Biria is ranked 3,624th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 145 total points, split between 145 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 3,623rd 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	1,147	1,080	N/A
Peyton Peck	987	856	870
Evan Myers	589	540	195
Nick Koca	306	306	N/A
Saam Biria	145	145	N/A
Jonah Stolte	142	142	N/A
Luke Pennington	121	107	90
Kyle Redmond	102	102	N/A
Blake Brellenthin	97	88	60
Evan Chen	96	96	N/A
David Han	87	85	12
Charlie Duethman	80	80	N/A
Ethan Olufson	60	60	N/A
Emmett Wirth	58	58	N/A
Easton Zimmer	48	48	N/A
Nithin Koneru	45	N/A	300
George Perkins	44	30	90
Aarya Anjankar	42	41	6
Aaram Salam	28	28	N/A
Kevin Zhao	25	25	N/A
Jackson Marrs	24	24	N/A
Krrish Sanjanwala	24	24	N/A
Luca Ospino	24	24	N/A
Shayan Ahmed	23	23	N/A
Bentley Pearson	19	19	N/A
Srinivasa Vel	18	18	N/A
Ethan Kumar	18	18	N/A