Dupage Policy Journal

Hinsdale tennis player Nicholas Marringa is ranked 2,798th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 266 total points, split between 266 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 2,820th 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
Nathan Hernandez	2,214	1,692	2,422
Bodie Teuscher	1,062	949	597
Aidan Hernandez	719	689	202
Barry Zhu	704	607	361
Patrick Burke	581	534	227
Kyle McCain	395	395	N/A
Amir Khan	267	255	83
Nicholas Marringa	266	266	N/A
Logan Milton	206	200	38
Winston Stangle	171	171	N/A
Nate Curran	128	128	N/A
Vedh White	110	110	N/A
James Stangle	84	74	64
Quintin Crisostomo	76	76	N/A
Cyrus Darki	74	74	N/A
Nicholas Du	57	52	19
Andrew Moawad	54	54	N/A
Haris Smajkic	52	52	N/A
Ethan Danko	37	37	N/A