Abilene Times

Abilene tennis player Vincent Mercado is ranked 4,181st in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 101 total points, split between 90 single points and any 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 4,125th 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
Trevor Short	338	327	N/A
Demario Dawkins	247	245	N/A
Brandon Cowling	238	238	N/A
Griffin Sullivan	123	123	N/A
Vincent Mercado	101	90	N/A
Grant Bristow	90	90	N/A
Luke Padon	68	68	N/A
Zechariah Rambo	46	46	N/A
Noah Morris	32	32	N/A
Marshall McPherson	30	30	N/A
Sanay Salvi	16	16	N/A
Joshua Hallmark	12	12	N/A