Oakland City Wire

Beverly Hills tennis player Lucas Alden is ranked 1,525th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 384 total points, split between 384 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 1,484th 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
Lucas Alden	384	384	N/A
Benjamin Strug	128	128	N/A
Tifuh Fomukong	25	22	19
Behleu Fomukong	14	11	19