San Mateo Sun

Belmont tennis player Ciaran O'Donnell is ranked 1,986th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 221 total points, split between 215 single points and 41 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 1,953rd 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
Ciaran O'Donnell	221	215	41
Shay Wadhwa	119	114	30
Shaun Lin	88	88	N/A
Nathan Reznik	72	72	N/A
Dexter Xu	72	72	N/A
Voneth Lo	42	42	N/A
Ashton Samathivathanachai	30	30	N/A