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Palo Alto tennis player Lixing Jiang is ranked 1,622nd in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 396 total points, split between 382 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 1,586th 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
Raghav Jangbahadur	5,118	4,044	315
Lixing Jiang	396	382	N/A
Yuanye Ma	349	347	N/A
Daniel Sagatelian	346	346	N/A
Isaac Wang	299	299	N/A
Aarav Chandrasekar	189	189	N/A
Mihir Menon	114	114	N/A
Alexander Sanford	78	78	N/A
Surya Dedatta	61	61	N/A
Sandy Li	61	61	N/A
Blair Chen	46	46	N/A
Sathvik Lokesh	37	37	N/A
Owen Schroeder	14	14	N/A