Midland Times

Soleymon Claiborne of Midland finished 25,287th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 18 bracket in the week ending May 14.

They earned no points to finish the week with 32 single points.

Their ranking fell by 216 from the week before.

There are 49 USTA players from Midland across all age categories.

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	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Single Points by week ending May 14
Nien Romero	14,106	14,244	105
Cross Burgeson	18,850	17,918	70
Caden Carriger	N/A	21,102	50
Soleymon Claiborne	25,071	25,287	32
Jerall Farris	N/A	29,343	20
Andre Perez	N/A	29,930	19
Gustavo Javier Gonzalez	N/A	30,119	18