How did Haris Smajkic from Hinsdale play in Boys’ 16 bracket in December?
Hinsdale tennis player Haris Smajkic finished 9,477th in December in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.
They started December ranked 9,928th.
By the end of the month they’d earned 30 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’ 16 rankings in December
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Chan | 393 | 401 | 1,460 |
| Winston Stangle | 442 | 453 | 1,342 |
| Nathan Hernandez | 881 | 897 | 754 |
| Alexander Kotarski | 886 | 906 | 749 |
| Bodie Teuscher | 1,815 | 1,643 | 462 |
| Barry Zhu | 2,794 | 2,859 | 253 |
| Jack Treiber | 3,461 | 3,569 | 183 |
| Travis Marringa | 4,332 | 3,634 | 180 |
| Amir Khan | 7,149 | 3,802 | 166 |
| Patrick Burke | 4,019 | 4,121 | 146 |
| Aidan Hernandez | 4,262 | 4,386 | 130 |
| Kyle McCain | 4,395 | 4,457 | 128 |
| Logan Milton | 5,389 | 4,797 | 114 |
| Hugh Davis | 5,127 | 5,283 | 95 |
| James Stangle | 5,557 | 5,745 | 83 |
| Nicholas Marringa | 5,566 | 5,759 | 83 |
| Vedh White | 9,136 | 7,529 | 48 |
| Cyrus Darki | 9,303 | 7,966 | 42 |
| Abhiram Batchu | 8,122 | 8,421 | 38 |
| Haris Smajkic | 9,928 | 9,477 | 30 |
| Nicholas Du | 9,230 | 9,539 | 29 |