Omaha City Wire

Omaha tennis player Andrew Nelson is ranked 1,209th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 613 total points, split between 542 single points and 474 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 1,231st 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	774	678	564
Andrew Nelson	613	542	474
Alex Liu	391	357	161
Troy Shefsky	299	264	231
Eddie Zeng	278	242	240
Rowan Lunning	236	224	81
Jack Dombrowski	211	184	180
Arjun Anugole	189	189	N/A
Sanjith Kotaru	165	165	N/A
Sheamus Sinnott	131	104	180
Ryan Mensch	105	105	N/A
Benjamin Clausen	89	87	12
Pryce Kampschneider	83	78	30
Micah Cortinas	83	81	12
Ian Armbrust	80	80	N/A
Nathaniel Baker	80	80	N/A
Eric Zhou	75	69	41
Luke Butler	71	44	180
Owen Wahl	70	70	N/A
Ashton Rames	70	70	N/A
John Krueger	69	69	N/A
Jake Smiley	56	54	12
Zhongzhi Ji	48	48	N/A
Haorong Li Jr.	45	45	N/A
Christopher Lowes	36	36	N/A
Patrick Berry	34	34	N/A
Logan Samuelson	27	27	N/A