San Diego City Wire

Santa Monica tennis player Simon Catanzaro is ranked 1,852nd in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 345 total points, split between 343 single points and any 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 2,442nd 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
Alexander Ekstrand	1,310	1,254	N/A
James MacDonald	1,264	1,048	540
Markus Ekstrand	1,253	1,197	N/A
Vincent Cheng	659	648	N/A
Dylan O'Connell-de Cerchio	430	430	N/A
Simon Catanzaro	345	343	N/A
Andrew Kurgan	105	105	N/A
Paul Kurgan	54	54	N/A
Liam Mac Mahon	16	16	N/A
Matthew Reiter	11	11	N/A