Mercer Times

Princeton tennis player Jayant Venkatesan won 116 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by May.

They started May ranked 5,870th.

Their 116 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.

Standings are released weekly.

Name	Doubles Points	Total Points
Jack Ling	2,880	3,093
Tanay Patil	1,095	470
Melvin Huang	470	476
Qi Ao	141	129
Jayant Venkatesan	116	95
Jayant Venkatesan	116	95
Garrett Mathewson	56	158
David Jin	38	98
David Jin	38	98