Memphis Standard

Memphis tennis player Patrick Burke is ranked 1,678th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 445 total points, split between 356 single points and 594 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 1,226th 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
Aidan Lightman	1,158	976	1,213
Samuel Schroerlucke	692	594	651
Joey Drouillard	541	390	1,005
Patrick Burke	445	356	594
Dylan Barber	215	215	N/A
John Logan Godwin	212	188	160
Haygood Dunavant	163	163	N/A
Nicholas Mihalko	108	103	36
Elston Liles	91	88	20
Ron Byrnes	82	82	N/A
Bo Schroerlucke	76	70	43
Becket Liles	68	61	45
Lockard Richardson	63	63	N/A
Andrew Denegri	55	55	N/A
Charles Russell	51	50	6
Benjamin Nichol	48	43	32
Sebastien Bruneau	45	40	36
Graydon Hobson	41	41	N/A
Jonah Elijovich	39	36	21