Bowling Green tennis player James Chen finished 9,160th in December in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.
They started December ranked 9,043rd.
By the end of the month they’d earned 18 points 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’ 18 rankings in December
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Lancaster | 221 | 234 | 2,262 |
| Seth Thomas | 2,455 | 2,503 | 232 |
| Jackson Donovan | 2,602 | 2,657 | 215 |
| Jake Taylor | 2,629 | 2,682 | 211 |
| Dylan Dethridge | 2,747 | 2,791 | 200 |
| Houston St. John | 3,518 | 3,586 | 138 |
| Isaac Shourds | 4,848 | 4,918 | 83 |
| Johnathon Foust | 5,127 | 5,174 | 74 |
| Owen Hunley | 5,699 | 5,737 | 60 |
| Griffin Kupchella | 5,819 | 5,869 | 60 |
| Antonio Noble | 5,946 | 5,998 | 57 |
| Haris Shahbaz | 7,162 | 7,259 | 36 |
| Harrison Hudson | 7,600 | 7,704 | 30 |
| Lucas Romine | N/A | 7,975 | 30 |
| Gary Zheng | 8,731 | 8,831 | 21 |
| James Chen | 9,043 | 9,160 | 18 |
