Jefferson Reporter

Birmingham tennis player Andrew Pipkin won 33 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending May 22.

Their 33 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 19,232nd ranking.

They were ranked 19,232nd 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	Singles Points	Total Points
Noah Hiers	462	473
Kaden Nelson	433	460
Gray Johnson	342	373
Blake Zinda	238	238
Brenton Cate	224	262
James Benjamin Kovakas	176	176
Benjamin Matuszak	135	135
Foster Laird	110	110
Colton Cox	90	90
Sage Speer	70	70
Collier Clemmons	57	57
James Giles	55	55
Austin Lancaster	43	43
Aarya Aluri	38	38
Andrew Pipkin	33	33
Camden Cox	22	22
Cooper Swindle	22	22