Dupage Policy Journal

Hinsdale tennis player Patrick Burke won 495 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Sept. 11.

They are ranked 727th, down from 700th the week before.

Their 495 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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.

Weekly standings collected on Nov. 9 from the USTA.

Name	Doubles Points	Total Points
Nathan Hernandez	990	2,091
Barry Zhu	814	1,112
Patrick Burke	495	734
Logan Milton	259	464
Nicholas Du	142	424
James Stangle	113	274
Amir Khan	108	307
Amaan Khan	108	143
Nicholas Marringa	30	308