Midland Times

Cameron Newton of Midland finished 25,666th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 16 bracket in the week ending Aug. 13.

They earned no points to finish the week with 38 single points.

Their ranking fell by 297 from the week before.

There are 52 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 Aug. 13
Andre Perez	12,149	12,243	144
Cross Burgeson	15,162	15,313	102
Gustavo Javier Gonzalez	16,338	16,497	90
Lyndon Kowalczyk	16,338	16,497	90
Camden Foreman	18,834	18,972	70
Jackson Earl	19,630	19,800	65
Preston Crutchfield	20,146	20,342	61
Sonny Brown	21,074	21,286	56
Joaquin Villalobos	24,045	24,306	42
Bryson Powell	24,467	24,732	41
Bobby Warren	24,590	24,859	40
Cameron Newton	25,369	25,666	38
McLane Davis	25,678	25,964	37
Payton McGraw	26,804	27,094	32