Springs Times

Colorado Springs tennis player Grant Thurman is ranked 4,272nd in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 78 total points, split between 78 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 4,225th 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
Ian Kitchen	271	271	N/A
Cedric Orton-Urbina	160	160	N/A
Gavin Hutter	156	156	N/A
Joseph Martensen	136	136	N/A
Gabriel Wu	106	106	N/A
Tyler Blixt	102	102	N/A
Steven Zhou	92	92	N/A
Thomas Stewart IV	92	92	N/A
Grant Thurman	78	78	N/A
Andrew Ballenger	56	56	N/A
Miles Hoover	54	54	N/A
Jackson Zenner	52	52	N/A
Gurman Singh Goraya	45	45	N/A
Tucker Shannon	36	36	N/A
Tristan Toy	32	32	N/A
Zachary Sartain	29	29	N/A
Jevan Wiltz	14	14	N/A
Aaron Peters	12	12	N/A
Benjamin Hellem	12	12	N/A
Noah Hellem	9	9	N/A
Asher Kiser	9	9	N/A
Evan Peters	8	8	N/A
Finn Horsfall	8	8	N/A
Sahil Bhandari	8	8	N/A