Mercer Times

Princeton Junction tennis player Sounak Dhar is ranked 2,715th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 168 total points, split between 168 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 2,675th 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
Sounak Dhar	168	168	N/A
Brian Zhao	146	146	N/A
Pranav Kumar	120	120	N/A
Joshua Song	94	94	N/A
Andrew Van Dusen	34	34	N/A
Neil Deshpande	33	33	N/A
Roy Liu	24	24	N/A