Midland Times

Jacob Parras of Midland finished 25,624th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 16 bracket in the week ending Dec. 10.

They earned no points to finish the week with 40 single points.

Their ranking fell by 182 from the week before.

There are 44 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 Dec. 10
Joey Maldonado	11,502	11,586	159
Lyndon Kowalczyk	13,190	13,277	130
Andre Perez	14,589	14,709	111
Jackson Earl	15,012	15,146	106
Bryson Powell	15,911	16,019	97
Gustavo Javier Gonzalez	16,625	16,767	90
Cameron Newton	17,532	17,869	81
Bobby Warren	20,370	20,526	63
Preston Crutchfield	20,633	20,780	61
Sonny Brown	21,538	21,710	56
Jacob Parras	25,442	25,624	40