Boise City Wire

Boise tennis player Austin Avery is ranked 2,553rd in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 297 total points, split between 297 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 2,542nd 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
Luke Burriesci	1,391	1,095	927
Tyler Osborne	673	661	78
Alex Guo	488	356	877
Callan Jones	405	405	N/A
Fisher Andrews	377	342	231
Garrett Kennedy	332	297	231
Cooper Simon	330	330	N/A
Austin Avery	297	297	N/A
Henry Andrews	281	246	231
Randy Li	197	170	180
Savah Marsh	174	174	N/A
Rhett Locke	164	144	135
Rowan Hulbert	153	148	36
Owen Barnes	150	138	81
Zachary Jones	145	145	N/A
Forrest Zeng	110	86	158
Andrew Bridges	105	105	N/A
Jonathan Hay	80	80	N/A
Logan Olsen	68	62	41
Ryan Emerson	40	40	N/A
Christopher Jones	38	35	21
Nolen Larson	36	34	13