Benton Times

Bentonville tennis player Yuvan Karthikeyan is ranked 655th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 683 total points, split between 533 single points and 697 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 707th 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
Saketh Basireddy	1,342	1,218	N/A
Yuvan Karthikeyan	683	533	697
Preston Allison	279	279	N/A
Yuto Fujii	208	166	60
Sushant Pothula	174	174	N/A
Nikhil Krishnan	60	60	N/A
Shreyan Movva	54	54	N/A
Aditya Raj	38	38	N/A
Advaith Raj	38	38	N/A
Satya Achanti	24	24	N/A