Indy Standard

Indianapolis tennis player Samuel Black is ranked 2,323rd in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 264 total points, split between 264 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 2,324th 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
Avner Wong	780	601	656
Maurquis Willingham	719	694	165
Samuel Black	264	264	N/A
Charlie Coleman	262	229	148
Owen Larrimer	255	201	358
Jake Lemming	213	211	11
Micah Fishel	186	178	50
Will Hutchinson	177	121	374
Gavin Guffey	155	154	4
Rohan Shah	149	143	40
Matthew Haas	111	110	4
Ronit Jha	72	72	N/A
Daniel Goedde	64	64	N/A
Manny Downs	54	54	N/A
Michael Grogan	50	50	N/A
Uriah Khoury	44	44	N/A
Hayden Hege	43	43	N/A
Aiden Khoury	33	33	N/A
Javon Bundy	29	29	N/A
Nick Schneider	29	29	N/A
Zach Lemming	27	27	N/A
Landon Haffner	26	26	N/A
Sam Sgroi	24	24	N/A