Ann Arbor tennis player Rishi Verma finished 252nd in November in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.
They started November ranked 249th.
By the end of the month they’d earned 2,168 points across singles and doubles tournaments.
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.
Rankings are released weekly.
Junior Boys’ 16 rankings in November
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of November |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakor Sankaran Rajendra | 109 | 127 | 3,281 |
| Rishi Verma | 249 | 252 | 2,168 |
| Andrew Andea | 318 | 317 | 1,808 |
| Kabir Sankaran Rajendra | 2,154 | 1,960 | 387 |
| Charles Ma | 2,799 | 2,859 | 248 |
| Carson Strauss | 3,033 | 3,157 | 215 |
| Shyam Pandey | 4,801 | 4,867 | 106 |
| Charlie Rich | 5,792 | 5,412 | 89 |
| Joshua Lee | 5,531 | 5,653 | 82 |
| Connor Wilcox | 5,675 | 5,800 | 78 |
| Konnor Richardson | 5,846 | 5,998 | 72 |
| Arjun Bharadwaj | 7,079 | 7,240 | 49 |
| Arya Joshi | 7,900 | 8,121 | 38 |
| Justin Woo | 8,537 | 8,747 | 31 |
| Marcus Byrn | 9,106 | 9,300 | 29 |
| Nihar Gundala | N/A | 9,570 | 26 |
