Nathan Littwin junior tennis player earns 68 points in Boys’ 16 bracket by end of February

Bartlett tennis player Nathan Littwin finished 6,667th in February in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started February ranked 6,290th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 68 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.