Oakland City Wire

Rancho Palos Verdes tennis player Takehiro Shuda is ranked 1,568th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 411 total points, split between 411 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 1,535th 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
Sean Ferguson	1,390	1,153	N/A
Takehiro Shuda	411	411	N/A
Dolan Leman	275	275	N/A
Daniel Choi	26	26	N/A
Zach Xiaoke Chen	25	25	N/A
Andrew Johnson	18	18	N/A
Yuxiang Zhang	16	16	N/A
Andrew Nishiguchi	11	11	N/A