Kern County Times

Bakersfield tennis player Elijah Noel is ranked 1,490th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 499 total points, split between 499 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 1,404th 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
Elijah Noel	499	499	N/A
Zebulun Duket	200	200	N/A
Thomas Woods	84	84	N/A
Guillermo Diaz Rocha	60	60	N/A
Beckham Rader	52	52	N/A
Cade Hiebert	43	43	N/A
Adrian Araya	40	40	N/A
Clayton Villarreal	39	39	N/A
Benjamin Hur	38	38	N/A
Ethan Power	35	35	N/A