East Wake Times

Wake Forest tennis player Derek Shute is ranked 1,499th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 471 total points, split between 455 single points and 105 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 1,537th 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
Ryan Gipner	1,052	874	894
Derek Shute	471	455	105
Ryan Hilbert	321	305	105
Alphonso Carlos Sison	194	194	N/A
Jack Janovich	115	115	N/A
Bryce Novitsky	108	108	N/A
Saheth G. Manne	42	42	N/A
William Stellato	38	38	N/A
Sachin Subramanian	38	38	N/A
Amir El-Kaissi	22	22	N/A