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Cupertino tennis player Ajinkya Karnataki is ranked 267th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 1,663 total points, split between 1,438 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 281st 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
Vidhyuth Anand	2,652	2,055	450
Ajinkya Karnataki	1,663	1,438	N/A
Tanishk Konduri	1,550	1,301	465
Fan Jia	879	868	N/A
Bhavan Balusu	620	563	N/A
Jai Satrawada	151	151	N/A
Stefan Cazangiu	124	124	N/A
Vedansh Pande	69	69	N/A
Tanmay Konduri	56	56	N/A
Ishaan Garg	49	49	N/A
Timur Pavlov	17	17	N/A
Shrriman Narayanan	16	16	N/A
Mihai Cazangiu	14	14	N/A