Omaha City Wire

Omaha tennis player Alex Liu is ranked 1,742nd in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 369 total points, split between 333 single points and 225 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 2,306th 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
Aaron Shefsky	703	671	210
Andrew Nelson	540	540	N/A
Alex Liu	369	333	225
Rowan Lunning	216	207	57
Alexander Kugler	201	201	N/A
Troy Shefsky	153	121	147
Louis Giacalone	102	102	N/A
Eddie Zeng	77	75	12
David Carey	63	63	N/A
Caleb Hans	42	42	N/A
Maxwell Krehbiel	42	42	N/A
Jack Dombrowski	38	38	N/A
Evan Kugler	24	24	N/A
Jake Smiley	24	24	N/A
Micah Cortinas	22	13	60
John Krueger	16	16	N/A
Eric Zhou	12	11	6