NE Atlanta News

Cumming tennis player Blake Hilsen is ranked 1,661st in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 394 total points, split between 253 single points and 654 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 1,665th 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
Ethan Esclamado	1,627	1,343	1,137
Walker Allen	1,330	1,129	366
Tyler Cunningham	925	734	1,200
Kedar Desai	821	660	673
Reilly McNamara	771	585	1,089
Cooper Johnson	537	495	221
Yannik Alvarez	437	375	222
Blake Hilsen	394	253	654
Eben Gunyon	335	327	55
Lova Metor	316	273	285
Nicolas Wild	298	243	369
Vivan Akella	259	197	414
August Allen	198	192	40
William Bayer	122	106	104
Shaurya Bajaj	101	82	124
Jackson Brady	96	88	54
Jace Balter	96	91	35
Horacio Rodriguez	87	87	N/A
Sanjay Raghav	85	82	19
Avanish Thota	76	76	N/A
Adhwaith Mahadev Harikumar Aruna	76	74	12
Pravar Mudumba	73	73	N/A
Hilton Stinson	45	40	35
Bryce Lepine	42	42	N/A
Vardhan Lukkani	39	38	4
Michael Alejandro Thornton	36	36	N/A
Dylan Rodriguez	33	33	N/A
Everett Meinhardt	28	28	N/A
Ishaan Reddy	22	22	N/A