Oakland City Wire

Glendale tennis player Markos Mkrtchyan is ranked 1,213th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 590 total points, split between 590 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 1,500th 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
Vartan Tolmoyan	896	860	169
Markos Mkrtchyan	590	590	N/A
Edgar Nazaryan	210	210	N/A
Lazar Ratkovic	89	89	N/A