Joco Today

Overland Park tennis player Easton Zimmer is ranked 3,026th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 242 total points, split between 242 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 3,075th 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
Blake Brellenthin	499	439	401
Luke Pennington	491	419	468
David Han	434	425	60
Jonah Stolte	429	396	220
Luca Ospino	317	291	114
Saam Biria	309	281	184
Emmett Wirth	294	294	N/A
Aarya Anjankar	269	250	129
Easton Zimmer	242	242	N/A
Krrish Sanjanwala	167	164	18
Ethan Kumar	154	147	30
Srinivasa Vel	143	128	101
Aaram Salam	136	136	N/A
Ishaan Musti	122	116	42
Ryan Schmidt	80	78	16
Shayan Ahmed	66	66	N/A
Liam Groden	48	43	30
Saket Jagannath	36	30	38
Bentley Pearson	32	32	N/A
Ryder Heaven	28	28	N/A