USTA: Jerall Farris of Midland ranks 7,999th in Boys’ 18 combined points bracket in week ending Sept. 3

Jerall Farris of Midland finished 7,999th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 18 bracket in the week ending Sept. 3.

They earned zero points to finish the week with 35 total points.

Their ranking rose by 95 over the week before.

There are 55 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.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Total Points by week ending Sept. 3
Camden Foreman	5,017	4,935	89
McLane Davis	6,408	6,305	58
Caden Carriger	6,854	6,754	50
Lyndon Kowalczyk	6,918	6,811	50
Cross Burgeson	7,688	7,591	40
Jerall Farris	8,094	7,999	35
Soleymon Claiborne	8,353	8,261	32
Nien Romero	8,746	8,488	30