Louisville City Wire

Louisville tennis player Christopher Kaufmann is ranked 953rd in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 739 total points, split between 660 single points and 525 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 618th 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
Eli Stephenson	2,369	1,395	930
Alex Englund	1,059	969	600
Landon Ecarma	1,046	860	1,092
Christopher Kaufmann	739	660	525
William Lewis	556	495	410
Colby Berson	484	417	340
Ben Rueff	281	270	75
Ravi Tedeschi	150	150	N/A
Walker Bush	139	105	225
Mac Bowman	103	100	21
Aryan Arusam	97	94	21
Cole Riley	89	89	N/A
Rowan McCollum	79	N/A	525
Aditya Shah	70	62	55
Luke Curry	46	26	136
Yash Pathak	42	35	45
Timothy Wagoner	42	42	N/A
Tyler Bush	41	N/A	275
Zaxton Rothberg	39	39	N/A
Sushanth Muthuluru	31	24	45
Parker Moyano	30	30	N/A
Tyler Solon	28	28	N/A
Keanu Kawata	27	24	21