Oakland City Wire

Torrance tennis player Ishaan Venkatraman is ranked 1,984th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 399 total points, split between 399 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 2,022nd 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
Keaton Hance	1,679	1,028	1,324
Kaito Henderson	422	422	N/A
Ishaan Venkatraman	399	399	N/A
Dylan De Vera	392	345	289
Jun Yamanaka	230	230	N/A
Kento Henderson	188	188	N/A
Nathan Shim	168	168	N/A
Aiden Rodgers	56	56	N/A
Christopher Je	48	48	N/A
Aarush Antil	37	37	N/A
Seyun Kim	34	34	N/A
Ian Chen	30	30	N/A