Lawrence Reporter

Lawrence tennis player Micah Ward finished 2,389th in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started November ranked 2,446th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 238 points across singles and doubles tournaments.

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.

Rankings are released weekly.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Total Points at end of November
Micah Ward	2,446	2,389	238
Cuyler Dunn	2,491	2,436	232
George Thornton	2,629	2,593	213
Jake Hedges	4,759	4,026	112
Jared Loos	6,680	6,786	40
Maxwell McGuire	7,778	7,764	30
Felipe Reina-Salas	8,336	8,171	26