Chicago City Wire

Chicago tennis player Marko Nikolic is ranked 2,037th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 312 total points, split between 307 single points and 19 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 2,036th 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
Kiran Garapati	851	800	187
Garvin Murray	742	642	542
Akshay Garapati	615	587	187
Marko Nikolic	312	307	19
Dashiell Smith	310	220	584
Nick Rubens	269	269	N/A
Marko McRae	193	185	54
Dwayne Russell Daarol	191	191	N/A
Patrick Gunnison	165	165	N/A
Rowan Ing	149	138	74
Zuhair Alsikafi	139	139	N/A
Kiyan Alsikafi	121	119	N/A
Jack Goldstein	112	112	N/A
Kaden Brown	110	110	2
Feriyadi Hasnovi	96	96	N/A
Indrit Metarapi	72	72	N/A
Xinyi Hao	70	70	N/A
Benjamin Cuervo	65	65	N/A
Noah Pendo	62	62	N/A
Chetan Cherukuri	62	62	N/A
Nhylan Westmoreland	57	57	N/A
Jake Goldstein	57	54	18
Giona MacCaferri	52	52	2
Oliver Cahnman	51	51	N/A
Jay Manadan	50	50	N/A
Joah Dunwoody	48	48	N/A
Franklin McGee	36	36	N/A
Mark Tismensky	29	29	N/A
Eli Goodman	29	29	N/A
Krish Khanna	28	28	N/A
Sohail Sajdeh	27	27	N/A
Rai Trujillo	23	23	N/A