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Santa Clara tennis player Yicheng Feng is ranked 899th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 496 total points, split between 372 single points and 825 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 1,126th 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
Alex Zhou	673	485	1,252
Maximus Chan	499	482	116
Yicheng Feng	496	372	825
Lucas Quan	343	305	255
Kedar Kamath	258	258	N/A
Alex Xu	234	220	90
Maytut Pasakdee	222	222	N/A
Aiden Zhang	197	197	N/A
Anirudh Vemu	106	106	N/A
Sai Karthik Bulusu	98	98	N/A
Savir Venkatraman	60	60	N/A
Edward Zhang	56	56	N/A
William Cheng	42	42	N/A
Oliver Zhang	36	36	N/A
Wesley Zhao	34	34	N/A