Bradenton tennis player Boxiong Zhang is ranked 2,658th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.
They had 289 total points, split between 138 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 2,705th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaveh Brian Taheri | 7,320 | 5,169 | 5,165 |
| Paris Pouatcha | 1,864 | 1,452 | 1,400 |
| Christopher Condoianis | 1,162 | 1,043 | 792 |
| Juan Carlos Portilla | 891 | 766 | 831 |
| Jacob Olar | 863 | 600 | 600 |
| Prithvi Sudhakar | 788 | 592 | 744 |
| Tomas Martins | 778 | 724 | 285 |
| Vincent Nauta | 770 | 676 | 552 |
| Teodor Davidov | 524 | 374 | 116 |
| William Wang | 469 | 469 | N/A |
| Quincy Jones | 402 | 263 | 771 |
| Lucian Goins | 387 | 357 | 201 |
| Charlie Wang | 381 | 381 | N/A |
| Harrison Shepard | 305 | 251 | 179 |
| Boxiong Zhang | 289 | 138 | N/A |
| Bijan Jake Taheri | 250 | 250 | N/A |
| Jeremie Portner | 233 | 210 | 150 |
| David Cibrian | 211 | 150 | 405 |
| Ricardo Perazzolo Da Silveira Jr. | 180 | 180 | N/A |
| Brayden Richardson | 172 | 172 | N/A |
| Thanaphat Boosarawongse | 165 | 165 | N/A |
| Youn Kim | 156 | 156 | N/A |
| Troy Dozeman | 148 | 148 | N/A |
| Sawyer Olson | 121 | 121 | N/A |
| Porter Strand | 119 | 103 | 60 |
| Guy Dalzell | 108 | 103 | 30 |
| Hayden Grech | 80 | 75 | 30 |
| Ting Zhou Fu | 64 | 64 | N/A |
| Tryg Erickson | 57 | 57 | N/A |
| Lucca Taira | 44 | 42 | 12 |
| Roger Koike | 37 | 23 | N/A |
| Chance Rozpedski | 34 | 30 | 27 |
| Gene Kai | 30 | 30 | N/A |
| Camelot Carnello | 30 | 30 | N/A |
| Weiyi Kong | 26 | 17 | 59 |
