They started December ranked 8,389th.
By the end of the month they’d earned 24 points across singles and doubles tournaments.
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.
Rankings are released weekly.
Junior Boys’ 18 rankings in December
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Volkema | 325 | 334 | 1,787 |
| Simon Caldwell | 1,187 | 1,209 | 550 |
| Christopher Shang | 2,077 | 2,094 | 293 |
| Alex Lowell | 2,267 | 3,340 | 152 |
| Samuel Nguyen | 4,441 | 4,526 | 95 |
| Luke Zhu | 4,707 | 4,779 | 88 |
| Oliver Caldwell | 5,182 | 5,231 | 72 |
| Owen Goodrich | 5,347 | 5,394 | 68 |
| Aidan Beyer | 6,644 | 6,396 | 49 |
| Sebastian Madlangbayan | 8,450 | 6,548 | 47 |
| Carter Poquette | 7,555 | 6,702 | 44 |
| Rohit Agarwal | 7,016 | 7,121 | 38 |
| Nicholas Notarnicola | N/A | 7,266 | 36 |
| Bryce Balon | 7,711 | 7,758 | 30 |
| Willem Knoester | 7,719 | 7,793 | 30 |
| Tanner Warners | 8,389 | 8,534 | 24 |
| Andrew Owings | 9,119 | 9,239 | 18 |
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