Springs Times

Colorado Springs tennis player Tyler Blixt won 38 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Sept. 11.

They are ranked 3,123rd, down from 3,091st the week before.

Their 38 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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.

Weekly standings collected on Nov. 9 from the USTA.

Name	Doubles Points	Total Points
Ian Kitchen	795	812
Sean Bratkowsky	84	95
Steven Zhou	47	100
Miles Hoover	45	92
Tyler Blixt	38	124
Andrew Ballenger	36	66
Jackson Zenner	30	118
Gurman Singh Goraya	30	81