Midland tennis player McLane Davis ranks in Boys’ 16 combined points bracket in week ending Sept. 3

McLane Davis of Midland finished 9,443rd in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 16 bracket in the week ending Sept. 3.

They earned zero points to finish the week with 37 total points.

Their ranking rose by 168 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
Andre Perez	4,468	4,684	130
Lyndon Kowalczyk	4,820	4,703	130
Jackson Earl	5,562	5,426	105
Cross Burgeson	5,646	5,506	102
Gustavo Javier Gonzalez	6,050	5,902	90
Joey Maldonado	6,141	5,995	89
Joaquin Villalobos	7,432	7,285	62
Preston Crutchfield	7,456	7,312	61
Bryson Powell	7,619	7,470	60
Sonny Brown	7,814	7,672	56
Bobby Warren	8,060	7,903	54
Jacob Parras	9,217	9,085	40
Cameron Newton	9,541	9,372	38
McLane Davis	9,611	9,443	37
Eduardo Abascal	9,889	9,725	34
Payton McGraw	N/A	9,969	32