Midland Times

Soleymon Claiborne of Midland finished 27,569th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 18 bracket in the week ending Aug. 27.

They earned no points to finish the week with 32 single points.

Their ranking fell by 141 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. 27
Camden Foreman	N/A	17,099	89
McLane Davis	N/A	21,425	58
Caden Carriger	22,710	22,864	50
Lyndon Kowalczyk	24,581	22,864	50
Cross Burgeson	25,152	25,346	40
Jerall Farris	27,428	27,569	32
Soleymon Claiborne	27,428	27,569	32
Nien Romero	27,852	27,992	30