Chicago City Wire

Chicago tennis player William Benford is ranked 3,550th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 150 total points, split between 150 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 3,554th 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
James Albarracin	1,618	1,427	902
Piotr Andrzejewski	1,119	810	449
Kiran Garapati	598	545	356
Akshay Garapati	409	384	167
Garvin Murray	399	360	97
Noah Pendo	273	258	97
Jack Goldstein	215	215	N/A
Marko Nikolic	167	165	N/A
William Benford	150	150	N/A
Dashiell Smith	149	140	60
Rowan Ing	146	146	2
Nick Rubens	116	116	N/A
Kaden Brown	97	97	2
Christopher Morris	96	91	19
Indrit Metarapi	87	87	N/A
Zuhair Alsikafi	63	63	N/A
Marko McRae	61	61	N/A
Feriyadi Hasnovi	55	55	N/A
Chetan Cherukuri	46	46	N/A
Kiyan Alsikafi	36	36	N/A
Porter Baginski	33	33	N/A
William Farrell	30	30	N/A
Jake Goldstein	30	30	N/A
Jay Manadan	23	23	N/A
Sohail Sajdeh	20	20	N/A
Mark Tismensky	18	18	N/A