Madison tennis player Will Hooks finished 1,043rd in May in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.
They started May ranked 999th.
By the end of the month they’d earned 589 across singles and doubles tournaments.
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.
Rankings are released weekly.
Junior Boys’ 16 rankings in May
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of May |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ratliff | 274 | 249 | 1,898 |
| Aiden Usry | 282 | 281 | 1,766 |
| Danny Royals | 825 | 742 | 781 |
| Luke Rhoden | 868 | 758 | 765 |
| Will Hooks | 999 | 1,043 | 589 |
| Alex Holder | 1,363 | 1,232 | 513 |
| Drew Peeples | 1,574 | 1,413 | 457 |
| Reese Touchet | 1,666 | 1,477 | 436 |
| Price Dickerson | 1,568 | 1,623 | 395 |
| Patrick Royals | 1,933 | 1,904 | 335 |
| Phillip Leroux | 2,009 | 2,069 | 306 |
| Michael Parker | 2,166 | 2,189 | 287 |
| Ross Johnson | 2,520 | 2,347 | 261 |
| Samuel Chustz | 3,505 | 2,562 | 231 |
| Ryan Wu | 713 | 2,649 | 221 |
| Harrison Lowe | 3,026 | 3,046 | 178 |
| Wes Noland | 3,108 | 3,066 | 176 |
| Joshua Maatallah | 3,233 | 3,310 | 152 |
| Patrick Carson | 3,701 | 3,769 | 122 |
| Will Manhein | 3,815 | 3,884 | 117 |
| Drake Messer | 6,147 | 4,623 | 84 |
| Mark Little | 4,791 | 4,883 | 75 |
| Will Brown | 7,516 | 6,670 | 37 |
| Preston Royals | 7,336 | 7,516 | 29 |
| Ben Ramsey | 8,450 | 7,762 | 25 |
| Max Zuluaga | 7,774 | 7,981 | 24 |
| Jackson Rippel | 8,939 | 9,180 | 14 |
| Spencer Wheatley | N/A | 9,225 | 14 |
| Ethan Bush | 9,334 | 9,631 | 12 |
| Khalid Alhalteh | 9,446 | 9,712 | 11 |
| Brantley Harper | 9,708 | 9,997 | 9 |
