Corpus Christi Sun

Corpus Christi tennis player Ames Buchanan is ranked 1,447th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 446 total points, split between 435 single points and any double points. USTA rankings are determined by adding 100 percent of singles points and 15 percent of doubles points plus any bonus points earned.

They were ranked 1,413th the week before.

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	Total Points	Single Points	Doubles Points
Ames Buchanan	446	435	N/A
Damian Rosas	429	429	N/A
Xavier Cristan	209	209	N/A
Wolfgang Lopez	90	90	N/A
Kameron Fernandez	90	83	30
Hayden Bull	67	62	30
Francis Rizon	66	66	N/A
Declan Fox	62	62	N/A
Jesse Perez	60	60	N/A
Benjamin Gomez	46	46	N/A
Mihil Jiva	38	38	N/A
Marc Miller	30	30	N/A
Christian Ray Banez	30	30	N/A
Ashrith Reddy	30	30	N/A
Daniel Lee	20	20	N/A
Loney Diaz	16	16	N/A
Elam Fox	16	16	N/A
Andrew Barrera	12	12	N/A