Grand Rapids Reporter

Grand Rapids tennis player Christopher Shang is ranked 2,485th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 251 total points, split between 251 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 2,470th 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 Volkema	2,009	1,575	2,210
Simon Caldwell	577	556	81
Christopher Shang	251	251	N/A
Samuel Nguyen	113	113	N/A
Carter Poquette	86	86	N/A
Colin Paras	80	80	N/A
Oliver Caldwell	72	72	N/A
Sebastian Madlangbayan	61	61	N/A
Owen Goodrich	60	60	N/A
Alex Chen	58	58	N/A
Sreejay Ramakrishnan	56	56	N/A
Anders Halland	56	56	N/A
Aj Droog	42	42	N/A
Rohit Agarwal	38	38	N/A
Nicholas Notarnicola	36	36	N/A
Bryce Balon	30	30	N/A
Willem Knoester	30	30	N/A
Aidan Beyer	29	29	N/A
Luke Zhu	24	24	N/A
Callum Campbell	23	23	N/A
Andrew Owings	18	18	N/A