Midland Times

Jacob Parras of Midland finished 25,185th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 16 bracket in the week ending March 4.

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

Their ranking rose by 587 over the week before.

There are 41 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 March 4
Andre Perez	9,327	9,060	206
Preston Crutchfield	12,064	9,669	191
Joey Maldonado	11,632	11,307	159
Cameron Newton	13,011	12,649	136
Jackson Earl	15,297	14,889	106
Bryson Powell	16,196	15,777	97
Gustavo Javier Gonzalez	16,931	16,491	90
Sonny Brown	21,926	21,398	56
Jacob Parras	25,772	25,185	40
Eduardo Abascal	N/A	27,138	34
Noah Lopez	N/A	27,409	33