East Alameda News

Pleasanton tennis player Karthikeya Gannavarapu is ranked 667th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 842 total points, split between 806 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 646th 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
Aniketh Poruri	2,262	1,821	N/A
Karthikeya Gannavarapu	842	806	N/A
Zhong Yuan Chen	549	549	N/A
Roy Kim	498	498	N/A
Bryan Park	495	495	N/A
Rohan Patil	459	452	N/A
Christopher Lee	398	398	N/A
Minsung Kim	266	266	N/A
Jivan Krishna	236	236	N/A
James Heeter	234	234	N/A
Anuraag Aravindan	152	152	N/A
Hrishikesh Hari	68	68	N/A
Alex Kim	47	47	N/A
Raj Pisal	44	44	N/A
Keshav Muthuvel	42	42	N/A
Abhiraj Jalagekar	41	41	N/A
Nicholas Tagalog	24	24	N/A
Vikram Murali	16	16	N/A
Aaditya Geddam	13	13	N/A