Grand Rapids Reporter

Grand Rapids tennis player Christopher Shang is ranked 2,422nd in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 252 total points, split between 252 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 2,431st 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	3,240	2,251	3,961
Simon Caldwell	1,551	1,330	978
Christopher Shang	252	252	N/A
Willem Knoester	160	160	N/A
Sreejay Ramakrishnan	151	151	N/A
Samuel Nguyen	136	136	N/A
Carter Poquette	120	120	N/A
Bryce Balon	111	111	N/A
Anders Halland	106	106	N/A
Callum Campbell	101	101	N/A
Colin Paras	80	80	N/A
Alex Chen	78	78	N/A
Oliver Caldwell	72	72	N/A
Aj Droog	64	64	N/A
Matthew Harig	56	56	N/A
Vikram Krishnan	56	56	N/A
Sebastian Madlangbayan	49	49	N/A
Aidan Beyer	40	40	N/A
Simon Wolters	34	34	N/A
Martin Heyboer	34	34	N/A
Mikey Beusse	30	30	N/A
Bradley Buter	26	26	N/A
Jayden Le	24	24	N/A
Nicholas Notarnicola	24	24	N/A