Baltimore City Wire

Baltimore tennis player Joshua Solomon is ranked 1,682nd in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 462 total points, split between 462 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 1,719th 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
Andrew Hannan	576	576	N/A
Joshua Solomon	462	462	N/A
Alex Nabit	306	288	117
Krishi Motam	160	160	N/A
George Khairallah	146	146	N/A
Lleyton Cathell	92	92	N/A
Matthew Counselman	72	70	16
Jack Serpick	72	72	N/A
Anton Grib	67	67	N/A
Luke Gibbs	60	60	N/A
Adegoke Oni	42	42	N/A