Tucson Standard

Tucson tennis player Dean Morthland won 33 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by December 2021.

They started December ranked 3,006th.

Their 33 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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	Doubles Points	Total Points
Grant Cohen	1,809	2,472
Austin Cohen	1,572	2,482
Santiago Lietzau	606	500
Miika Lagat	555	468
Vikram Narendran	373	560
Dean Saez	369	748
Adhip Justhy	165	513
Emiliano Manzo	98	109
Omid Ameri	66	135
Dean Morthland	33	89
Jesse Pullen	18	183