Hinsdale tennis player Andy Dong finished 9,434th in December in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association.
They started December ranked 9,142nd.
By the end of the month they’d earned 17 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’ 14 rankings in December
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Hernandez | 152 | 155 | 2,569 |
| Barry Zhu | 453 | 465 | 1,175 |
| Patrick Burke | 791 | 815 | 734 |
| Nicholas Du | 1,403 | 1,450 | 472 |
| Amir Khan | 1,466 | 1,518 | 454 |
| Logan Milton | 1,532 | 1,586 | 439 |
| Kyle McCain | 2,437 | 2,202 | 316 |
| Nicholas Marringa | 2,174 | 2,237 | 308 |
| James Stangle | 2,355 | 2,439 | 274 |
| Amaan Khan | 3,144 | 3,017 | 205 |
| Vedh White | 4,041 | 3,028 | 204 |
| Abhiram Batchu | 3,048 | 3,192 | 190 |
| Haris Smajkic | 5,309 | 5,521 | 70 |
| Cyrus Darki | 6,146 | 6,054 | 60 |
| Sabil Musabji | 6,758 | 7,029 | 40 |
| George Maragos | 6,800 | 7,078 | 40 |
| Nikita Kamenev | 7,331 | 7,625 | 32 |
| Patrick Fikri | N/A | 8,646 | 24 |
| Andy Dong | 9,142 | 9,434 | 17 |
