Marietta tennis player Nihal Viswanathan won 12 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Mar. 26.
They are ranked 6,585th, down from 6,520th the week before.
Their 12 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.
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.
Weekly standings collected on June 17 from the USTA.
Marietta Junior Boys’ 16 doubles rankings in week ending Mar. 26
| Name | Doubles Points | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| James Weber | 2,574 | 2,184 |
| Stephen Zhu | 1,059 | 1,056 |
| Rajat Shirur | 1,041 | 1,152 |
| Jaiden Dodia | 766 | 553 |
| Kayden Colombo | 321 | 388 |
| Aashray Arun | 282 | 259 |
| Chris Zhou | 267 | 163 |
| Harshid Balachandar | 227 | 181 |
| Mickey Pancich | 213 | 209 |
| Connor Shen | 132 | 126 |
| Porter Hornigold | 90 | 315 |
| Declan Boxa | 87 | 243 |
| Avid Khan | 69 | 52 |
| Avid Khan | 69 | 52 |
| Sharvil Kulkarni | 30 | 95 |
| Sharvil Kulkarni | 30 | 95 |
| Ethan Lo | 18 | 116 |
| Nihal Viswanathan | 12 | 68 |
| Nihal Viswanathan | 12 | 68 |
| Cole Nabinger | 6 | 46 |
| Cole Nabinger | 6 | 46 |
| Lucas Liu | 6 | 40 |
| Lucas Liu | 6 | 40 |
