San Antonio Standard

San Antonio tennis player Samuel Kennedy is ranked 1,744th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 180 total points, split between 180 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 1,707th 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
Jose Andres Muller-Urrutia	965	875	N/A
Lucas Melgar	924	879	N/A
Noah Ward	865	843	N/A
Ethan Valdez	857	810	315
Nathan Washington	639	639	N/A
Pablo Alvarez	545	534	N/A
Ryan Totorica	532	487	N/A
Philippe Jones	426	426	N/A
Vikas Vijay	402	402	N/A
Alex Trevino III	345	345	N/A
Santiago Castelazo	309	309	N/A
Nimal Patel	304	304	N/A
Samuel Kennedy	180	180	N/A
Boris Rusev	168	168	N/A
Jackson Smith	152	152	N/A
Karan Gyani	128	128	N/A
Christopher Nasser	62	62	N/A
Jairo Kirk	41	41	N/A
Yakshwag Raju	38	38	N/A
Matisse Guillemard	32	32	N/A
Keaton Kehoe	30	30	N/A
William Dorbandt	30	30	N/A
Judah Berger	30	30	N/A
Owen McKinlay	30	30	N/A
Pablo Avina	12	12	N/A
Andres Huerta	8	8	N/A