Midland tennis player John Gripp ranks in Boys’ 12 singles points bracket in week ending June 18

John Gripp of Midland finished 20,705th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 12 bracket in the week ending June 18.

They earned no points to finish the week with 56 single points.

Their ranking fell by 263 from the week before.

There are 47 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 June 18
John Gripp	20,442	20,705	56
Cole Hendricks	21,931	22,221	48
Rhodes McAlister	28,528	28,766	24
Hudson Smith	29,757	29,991	20
Collin Smith	30,698	30,787	12
Evan McFarlin	31,355	31,454	4
Michael Hernandez	31,355	31,454	4