South Raleigh News

Raleigh tennis player Lincoln Battle is ranked 121st in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 2,889 total points, split between 2,193 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 151st 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
Matthew Forbes	5,095	3,903	1,934
William Manning	3,034	1,994	2,637
Lincoln Battle	2,889	2,193	N/A
Parker Mariencheck	1,352	1,122	97
Alexander Wood	745	693	270
John Agnew	683	618	435
Rich Zhou	571	537	225
Travis Kimball	559	543	30
Jack Flagg	517	492	165
Gavin Goode	461	299	158
Anthony Dry	404	290	293
Briar McLellan	390	390	N/A
Cameron Lange	218	204	81
Christopher Davis	186	186	N/A
Harrison Glickstein	158	136	106
Elias Morcos	152	152	N/A
Duy-Thai Nguyen	144	144	N/A
Alex Ovalle	144	144	N/A
Will Calingaert	133	133	N/A
Benjamin Pataki	94	94	N/A
Owen Edmondson	85	83	N/A
Kyle Lange	80	72	51
Ryan Nagaraj	32	32	N/A
Gabriel Morcos	30	30	N/A
Nathaniel Minsley	28	28	N/A
Matthew Southern	24	24	N/A
Malek Mustafa	24	24	N/A
Patrick F. Newton	24	24	N/A
Griffin Goode	23	18	30
Brian Eddleman	23	23	N/A
Joshua Hanson	16	16	N/A
Noah Suh	16	16	N/A
William Brown	16	16	N/A
William Chen	16	16	N/A
Graham Kristoff	16	16	N/A
Nathan Winstead	13	13	N/A
Andrew Beeson	12	12	N/A
Lucas Bui	12	12	N/A