Ann Arbor tennis player Rishi Verma finished 574th in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.
They started November ranked 573rd.
By the end of the month they’d earned 1,104 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’ 18 rankings in November
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of November |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Verma | 573 | 574 | 1,104 |
| Mert Oral | 582 | 581 | 1,096 |
| Chakor Sankaran Rajendra | 723 | 745 | 864 |
| Isaac Herrenkohl | 821 | 828 | 785 |
| Andrew Andea | 1,082 | 1,077 | 594 |
| Carson Strauss | 3,520 | 3,497 | 138 |
| Kabir Sankaran Rajendra | 4,189 | 4,012 | 112 |
| Stanley Rhodes | 6,568 | 6,576 | 44 |
| Arjun Bharadwaj | 7,088 | 7,101 | 36 |
| Reed Recchia | 7,362 | 7,379 | 32 |
| Aadith Kumar | 7,717 | 7,731 | 30 |
| Shyam Pandey | 8,815 | 8,788 | 21 |
| Henri Douxami | 9,758 | 9,760 | 15 |
| Konnor Richardson | 9,845 | 9,868 | 14 |
