NE Atlanta News

Cumming tennis player Michael Thornton is ranked 6,093rd in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 32 total points, split between 32 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 5,955th 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
Blake Hilsen	3,655	2,385	1,409
Yannik Alvarez	3,303	1,932	1,650
Kedar Desai	2,687	1,859	1,242
Nicolas Wild	1,348	930	1,434
Shaurya Bajaj	1,328	1,175	648
Tomas Laukys	996	612	186
Adhwaith Mahadev Harikumar Aruna	527	522	30
Shaan Majeed	504	481	94
Jackson Brady	439	412	180
Dylan Rodriguez	319	304	97
Shreyan Bajaj	256	208	105
Sanjay Raghav	178	178	N/A
Vikunth Venkatesh	164	157	48
Agastya Bawane	107	92	97
Aaron Ewers	106	106	N/A
Antoine Denis	101	101	N/A
Everett Meinhardt	99	92	N/A
Rijul Rapelly	95	85	69
Carlos Anzola	92	92	N/A
Hilton Stinson	91	86	30
Ryals Earnhardt	79	79	N/A
Jack Herrington	77	73	27
Ryan Herrington	56	52	27
Robert Tucker Howard	38	38	N/A
Michael Thornton	32	32	N/A
Carson Pursley	16	16	N/A
Samuel Choi	13	13	N/A
Joey Faust	8	8	N/A
Brady Martin	8	6	N/A
William Hyder	8	8	N/A
Alexander Boyer	8	8	N/A
Brayden Huey	6	6	N/A
Jacob Gjurich	5	5	N/A