Tucson Standard

Tucson tennis player Dean Morthland is ranked 1,272nd in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 517 total points, split between 368 single points and 944 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 1,262nd 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
Emiliano Manzo	536	369	1,115
Dean Morthland	517	368	944
Jesse Pullen	497	473	159
Omid Ameri	438	364	495
Santiago Astengo	434	325	725
Blake Boskoff	336	256	507
Ivan Dubovec	257	235	70
Hector Meinders	156	148	56
Aaron Zeldin	118	110	55
Eli Hanna	104	104	N/A
Ahmed Bozdogan	80	80	N/A
Anthony Son	76	76	N/A
Ryan Burns	66	66	N/A
Julian Merheb	60	60	N/A
Oliver Menchik	54	45	62
David Joshua Gonzalez	50	50	N/A
Alaric Redmond	40	40	N/A
Andrew Schmidt	36	9	180
Vincent Merheb	36	36	N/A
Zakari Salman	33	33	N/A