Oakland City Wire

Long Beach tennis player Maxim Shulga is ranked 1,178th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 402 total points, split between 402 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 1,209th 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
Asher Yuan	2,752	1,910	2,903
Maxim Shulga	402	402	N/A
Rohan Soin	104	104	N/A
Isaac Kim	60	60	N/A
Nicholas Cheung	60	60	N/A
Levi Schimsky	16	16	N/A