Knox Times

Knoxville tennis player Theo Liakonis is ranked 1,859th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 344 total points, split between 269 single points and 390 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 1,867th 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
Jose Garcia	5,091	3,750	2,550
Woodson McMillin	806	574	N/A
Theo Liakonis	344	269	390
Quinn Campbell	146	132	93
Warren Hurst	133	131	N/A
Preston Young	120	120	N/A
Benjamin Snyder	119	89	150
Jackson Biddix	112	109	22
Ryan Leckrone	100	86	95
Joshua Tesar	90	90	N/A
William Patterson	78	75	22
Jacob King	67	65	12
Lucas Wilson	40	40	N/A
Jaymeson Huffman	40	39	6
Leyton Lu	26	26	N/A
Jansen Brown	24	24	N/A
Garrett Anderson	22	21	6
Kaan Sezgi	20	20	N/A
Ian Anderson	20	20	N/A
Ayaan Hemani	19	19	N/A
Noah Bremer	19	19	N/A
Ray Casciano	16	14	10
Ryker Wade	13	11	12
Harrison Jones	11	10	7