Midland Times

Rhodes McAlister of Midland finished 658th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 12 bracket in the week ending Sept. 17.

They have zero bonus points having earned zero in the last week.

Their ranking fell by 14 from the week before.

There are 51 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.

Data collected on Sept. 17 from USTA.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Bonus Points in week ending Sept. 17
Cole Hendricks	644	658	0
Collin Smith	644	658	0
Evan McFarlin	644	658	0
Hudson Smith	644	658	0
John Gripp	644	658	0
Michael Hernandez	644	658	0
Rhodes McAlister	644	658	0