Oakland City Wire

Rancho Palos Verdes tennis player Kaito Kuba is ranked 3,177th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 191 total points, split between 180 single points and 75 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 3,244th 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
Andrew Johnson	3,124	2,210	2,183
Zach Xiaoke Chen	1,065	802	1,754
Faust Lapuente	256	256	N/A
Benjamin Abraham	200	200	N/A
Kaito Kuba	191	180	75
Nathan Soeng	189	184	32
Aaron Luo	169	161	38
Lucas Burwell	160	160	N/A
Noah Dorismond	152	152	N/A
Zachary Boss	136	136	N/A
Tommy Li	130	130	N/A
Kyle Kimura	90	85	32
Lui Yazawa	64	64	N/A
Sosuke Hanawa	63	63	N/A
Andrew Chan	52	51	6
Jett Johnson	49	48	6
Noah Abraham	44	44	N/A
Tianrui Zheng	32	32	N/A
Khalil Santiago	28	28	N/A
Matt Iwamoto	25	24	6
Matthew Xiaotong Chen	23	22	4