Portland Courant

Portland tennis player Kushal Rao is ranked 994th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 553 total points, split between 497 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 972nd 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
Tiger Semler	1,703	1,579	N/A
Samuel Pohl	1,308	1,263	N/A
Kushal Rao	553	497	N/A
Shrish Arun	423	423	N/A
Aiden Yeung	317	303	N/A
Camden Board	264	245	N/A
Surya Panyam	131	131	N/A
Jonathan Wilkinson	90	90	N/A
Nirmay Patel	53	53	N/A
Teddy Kelleher	29	29	N/A
Justin Ebramsyah	27	27	N/A
Logan Aman	24	24	N/A
Shusuke Komine	21	21	N/A
Ethan Dusicka	19	19	N/A
Owen Reber	16	16	N/A
Kaiden Harris	13	13	N/A
Griffin Chandler	11	11	N/A
Rohan Shah	11	11	N/A
Ishaan Bhardwaj	6	6	N/A
Kingston Tran	6	6	N/A