USTA: Sonny Brown of Midland ranks 15,943rd in Boys’ 16 singles points bracket in week ending May 13

Sonny Brown of Midland finished 15,943rd in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 16 bracket in the week ending May 13.

They earned 40 points to finish the week with 96 single points.

Their ranking rose by 5,424 over the week before.

There are 56 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 May 13
Preston Crutchfield	6,588	4,888	383
Andre Perez	4,345	5,864	325
Cameron Newton	11,011	8,008	238
Joey Maldonado	11,246	12,143	145
Baer Mize	19,029	12,442	140
Jackson Earl	15,017	15,166	104
Sonny Brown	21,367	15,943	96
Bryson Powell	15,718	16,865	89
Noah Lopez	16,686	16,865	89
McLane Davis	16,749	18,682	74
Nate Jobe	21,367	21,538	56
Luke Beran	N/A	22,798	50
Jacob Parras	25,242	25,462	40
Lateef Oyewole	N/A	26,590	37
Eduardo Abascal	27,217	27,439	34
Halston Van Stavern	N/A	27,439	34