East Wake Times

Wake Forest tennis player Ryan Gipner is ranked 3,355th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 210 total points, split between 175 single points and 179 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 3,397th 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	210	175	179
Alphonso Carlos Sison	132	132	N/A
Derek Shute	95	92	21
Ryan Hilbert	64	61	21
Nicholas Delisio	39	39	N/A
Bryce Novitsky	30	30	N/A