Dallas City Wire

Dallas tennis player Mathis Valenta is ranked 1,147th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 602 total points, split between 499 single points and 426 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 1,142nd 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
Landon Ardila	7,171	4,275	9,623
Jackson Morash	3,402	2,189	2,139
Jack Yurich	1,138	942	1,306
Alex Park	1,032	942	600
Ike Davidson	625	579	271
Mathis Valenta	602	499	426
Jack Fuller	597	550	316
Joshua Saland	475	424	338
Luis Gomez	402	402	N/A
Alex Cairo	390	252	315
Caleb Sammer	360	360	N/A
Joshua Rubel	310	210	664
Safin Stefanos	227	170	332
Reid Aaron	211	150	405
Carter Benson	206	206	N/A
Patrick Flanagan	200	200	N/A
Cason Cole	193	159	225
Trevor Gervis	161	154	45
Phoenix Davis	153	146	45
Kevin Han	144	144	N/A
Rider Yeaman	134	86	246
Tal Rogozinski	107	105	N/A
Collier Muenker	74	74	N/A
Will Stephens	61	58	19
Oliver Muenker	58	58	N/A
Austin Childers	56	56	N/A
Ray Saalfield	47	N/A	316
Miguel Rooney	44	39	36
Pierce Collard	44	44	N/A
Ford Myers	43	43	N/A
Graham Akin	41	41	N/A
Adithya Iyer	40	40	N/A
Nathaniel Hochman	32	32	N/A
Will Hinze	32	32	N/A