Omaha City Wire

Omaha tennis player Alexander Kugler is ranked 2,789th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 215 total points, split between 191 single points and 162 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 2,777th 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
Clark Rue	412	362	330
Gabriel Cortinas	377	357	135
Andrew Nelson	363	318	299
Aaron Shefsky	346	305	257
Alexander Kugler	215	191	162
Jonathon Sabirianov	192	192	N/A
Alex Liu	112	103	60
Sheamus Sinnott	90	85	36
Robert Seaton	60	60	N/A
Saketh Maddipati	56	56	N/A
Ryan Mensch	55	55	N/A
Jack Dombrowski	49	44	36
Jutin Anchen Ye	47	42	30
Julian Gabel	44	44	N/A
Fletcher Kuper	43	38	30
Rowan Lunning	42	33	60
Jackson Mu	42	42	N/A
Haorong Li Jr.	41	30	70
Troy Shefsky	41	37	24
Srujan Garapati	38	38	N/A
Kaleb Teply	38	38	N/A
Arjun Anugole	38	38	N/A
Zhongzhi Ji	35	35	N/A
Luke Butler	33	28	36
Sanjith Kotaru	33	33	N/A
Jack Flott	24	24	N/A
Leopold Owen	24	24	N/A
Jack Efaw	23	23	N/A
Eddie Zeng	23	23	N/A
Ashton Rames	23	23	N/A
Nick McGill	20	20	N/A
Christopher Lowes	17	17	N/A
Pryce Kampschneider	17	16	6