Benton Times

Bentonville tennis player Saketh Basireddy is ranked 2,101st in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 338 total points, split between 295 single points and 150 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 2,149th 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
Arya Gopi	455	444	72
Saketh Basireddy	338	295	150
Yuvan Karthikeyan	194	157	186
Justus Thurlby	106	106	N/A
Akshay Ala	84	84	N/A
Preston Allison	56	56	N/A
Yuto Fujii	42	33	12
Sushant Pothula	35	35	N/A
Tommy Aniline	30	30	N/A
Sutton Daniel	24	24	N/A