Benton Times

Bentonville tennis player Preston Allison is ranked 2,576th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 187 total points, split between 180 single points and 32 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 2,527th 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
Santiago Aguirre	765	765	N/A
Preston Allison	187	180	32
Yuvan Karthikeyan	158	128	75
Arya Gopi	154	137	87
Saketh Basireddy	92	87	N/A
Andrew Sanchez	90	90	N/A
Noah Pointer	16	16	N/A
Nikhil Krishnan	12	12	N/A
Yuto Fujii	9	9	N/A
Ashwin Sivakumarr	6	6	N/A