They started December ranked 8,923rd.
By the end of the month they’d earned 20 points across singles and doubles tournaments.
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.
Rankings are released weekly.
Junior Boys’ 18 rankings in December
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yilin Luo | 563 | 573 | 1,134 |
| Julian Fernandez | 980 | 1,001 | 663 |
| Maanas Junghare | 1,155 | 1,173 | 564 |
| Rian Merchant | 1,895 | 1,927 | 322 |
| Alvaro Avila-Guilabert | 2,776 | 2,814 | 196 |
| Jack Hrastar | 3,016 | 3,280 | 156 |
| Nishith Rajesh | 3,430 | 3,490 | 144 |
| Anthony Molinet | 3,539 | 3,940 | 120 |
| Nikhil Thinesh | 3,967 | 4,305 | 103 |
| Edward Holman | 3,978 | 4,435 | 98 |
| Kanav Kakkar | 4,098 | 4,588 | 92 |
| Jacob Lee | 5,165 | 5,210 | 73 |
| Ronit Merchant | 5,895 | 5,334 | 70 |
| Rahil Bhamani | 5,925 | 5,973 | 58 |
| Aidan Ji | 6,003 | 6,058 | 56 |
| Zahid Omar | 6,624 | 6,371 | 50 |
| Jason Eigbedion | 7,000 | 7,083 | 38 |
| Ethan Song | 7,008 | 7,112 | 38 |
| Daniel Lee | 9,319 | 7,260 | 36 |
| Yashvasin Ariyakula | 7,225 | 7,323 | 35 |
| John Humphreys | 6,135 | 7,681 | 30 |
| Anibal Nunez Jr. | 8,830 | 8,151 | 28 |
| Matthew Godfrey | 8,709 | 8,649 | 24 |
| Daniel Hyun | 8,702 | 8,800 | 22 |
| Aniket Talanki | 8,923 | 9,041 | 20 |
| Neil Solan | 9,070 | 9,215 | 18 |
| Justin Yoon | 8,316 | 9,366 | 18 |
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