Midland Times

Jacob Parras of Midland finished 25,808th in the United States Tennis Association’s Boys’ 16 bracket in the week ending May 27.

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

Their ranking fell by 220 from 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 27
Andre Perez	5,900	3,830	472
Preston Crutchfield	4,934	4,764	396
Cameron Newton	8,052	8,148	238
Joey Maldonado	12,219	12,340	145
Baer Mize	12,505	12,642	140
Jackson Earl	15,266	14,663	113
Sonny Brown	16,043	16,223	96
Bryson Powell	16,982	17,167	89
Noah Lopez	16,982	17,167	89
McLane Davis	18,792	18,965	74
Nate Jobe	21,648	21,819	56
Luke Beran	22,924	23,137	50
Jacob Parras	25,588	25,808	40
Lateef Oyewole	26,738	26,981	37
Eduardo Abascal	27,593	27,841	34
Halston Van Stavern	27,593	27,841	34