Dupage Policy Journal

Oak Brook tennis player Avinash Buchupalli is ranked 2,952nd in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 212 total points, split between 169 single points and 286 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 3,029th 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
Andy Buchupalli	505	490	97
James Philipneri	371	371	N/A
Avinash Buchupalli	212	169	286
Armaan Jain	194	194	N/A
Sahil Shah	180	180	N/A
Varun Krishnan	158	158	N/A
Rayjan Prakash	106	106	N/A
Kavi Sarai	105	93	78
Peter Charuk	86	86	N/A
Adler Hung	84	84	N/A
Nikhil Raichand	82	82	N/A
Anik Shirsat	75	75	N/A
Riyaan Shah	72	72	N/A
Evan Lin	66	66	N/A
Nabeel Hussain	25	20	30
Ansh Sethi	24	24	N/A
Ismail Khan	20	20	N/A