South Middlesex Times

Monmouth Junction tennis player Manav Kumar is ranked 1,564th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 427 total points, split between 427 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 1,558th 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
Manav Kumar	427	427	N/A
Oliver Chen	294	294	N/A
Abhishek Srinivasan	77	77	N/A
Vidhyut Kumar	40	40	N/A