Omaha City Wire

Omaha tennis player Troy Shefsky is ranked 123rd in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 2,598 total points, split between 1,914 single points and 945 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 113th 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
Alex Liu	2,859	1,797	2,055
Troy Shefsky	2,598	1,914	945
Micah Cortinas	1,092	967	N/A
Eddie Zeng	591	537	360
Benjamin Clausen	455	365	300
Eric Zhou	344	294	330
John Krueger	153	153	N/A
Kaibo Xu	150	150	N/A
Matt McGill	90	90	N/A
Jake Renes	71	71	N/A
Nicholas Krehbiel	68	68	N/A
Haorong Li Jr.	63	63	N/A