Kern County Times

Los Angeles tennis player Ivan Niktin is ranked 1,936th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 150 total points, split between 150 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 1,882nd 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
Elliot Lifton	2,636	2,067	1,395
Brennan Bartman	2,094	1,675	315
Kiran Spurling	1,089	976	N/A
Alex Bakhtiari	942	762	675
Simon Lifton	734	687	315
Blaze Hinton	483	483	N/A
Aiden Zadeh	208	208	N/A
Connor Yang	192	192	N/A
Ivan Niktin	150	150	N/A
Ethan Kim	104	104	N/A
Evan Tsan	96	96	N/A
Whalen Farish	96	96	N/A
Kensho Ford	88	88	N/A
Ryan Zadeh	72	72	N/A
Xavier Leo Raymundo	72	72	N/A
Zachary Figlin	64	64	N/A
Gabriel Bergemann	48	48	N/A
Charlie Ford	48	48	N/A
Christian Studer	16	16	N/A
Daniel Henderson	8	8	N/A
Waylon Lin	8	8	N/A