Midland tennis player Nien Romero ranks in Boys’ 18 singles points bracket in week ending May 21

Nien Romero of Midland finished 14,432nd in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 18 bracket in the week ending May 21.

They earned no points to finish the week with 105 single points.

Their ranking fell by 188 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 21
Nien Romero	14,244	14,432	105
Cross Burgeson	17,918	18,132	70
Caden Carriger	21,102	21,378	50
Soleymon Claiborne	25,287	25,608	32
Jerall Farris	29,343	29,621	20
Andre Perez	29,930	30,182	19
Gustavo Javier Gonzalez	30,119	30,304	18