Oakland City Wire

Los Angeles tennis player Christian Studer is ranked 1,756th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 253 total points, split between 230 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 1,722nd 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
Simon Lifton	4,547	2,802	3,068
Aiden Zadeh	1,836	1,444	516
Zachary Zolla-Imerman	1,787	1,386	1,243
Kensho Ford	1,586	1,251	1,405
Beau Bronson Foster	727	648	N/A
Jude Liebesman	720	630	525
Whalen Farish	617	583	225
Evan Tsan	477	429	244
James Gleason	412	412	N/A
Ryan Zadeh	392	392	N/A
Ryan Erlikhman	303	303	N/A
Christian Studer	253	230	N/A
Philo Hornby-Simmons	170	170	N/A
Nathan Tefera	164	164	N/A
Ulises Plot Wichmacki	162	162	N/A
Waylon Lin	132	132	N/A
Amazin Money-Walker	126	126	N/A
Gavin Novak	108	108	N/A
Marcus Valentine	90	90	N/A
Leo Russell	72	72	N/A
Isaac Wolf	48	48	N/A
Kian Arya	48	48	N/A
Ori Bard	44	44	N/A
Leo Hatosy	36	36	N/A
Mason P. Davis	36	36	N/A
Awesome Money-Walker	36	36	N/A
Ashton Lee	24	24	N/A
Titus Brooks	24	24	N/A
Michael Altman	12	12	N/A