Laredo Times

Laredo tennis player Marco Rodriguez is ranked 1,683rd in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 389 total points, split between 355 single points and 213 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 1,684th 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
Marco Rodriguez	389	355	213
Nikolas Sanchez	78	72	39
Tyler Cerna	40	40	N/A
Juanmario Barragan	38	38	N/A
Alfredo Ramirez	33	33	N/A
Kaiyuan Nan	31	31	N/A
Marcelo Mora	26	26	N/A