How did Somei Ogata from Saratoga place in Boys’ 14 USTA standings in the week ending Oct. 1?

By South SFV Today

Oct 7, 2022

Saratoga tennis player Somei Ogata is ranked 87th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 3,698 total points, split between 1,718 single points and 3,570 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 87th 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.

Saratoga Junior Boys’ 14 rankings in week ending Oct. 1

Name	Total Points	Single Points	Doubles Points
Somei Ogata	3,698	1,718	3,570
Daniel Zheng	1,319	1,134	1,083
Joshua Amirineni	369	288	286
Agastya Nautiyal	362	362	N/A
Andre Popa	341	341	N/A
Yoshiki Kanai	315	276	257
Nikhil Bawa	132	132	N/A
Henri Smit	114	114	N/A
Alvin Siamwalla	103	103	N/A
Jake Yiu	71	71	N/A
Liam Lenh	64	64	N/A
Mason Cheng	44	44	N/A
Dohyun Ian Kim	42	42	N/A
Tyler Oyang	40	40	N/A
Kenji Mitarai	34	34	N/A
Alec Guan	30	30	N/A
Aiden Bhambani	29	29	N/A