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Saratoga tennis player Somei Ogata is ranked 347th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 1,740 total points, split between 1,371 single points and 1,316 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 351st 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
Kosei Ogata	2,169	1,576	1,773
Somei Ogata	1,740	1,371	1,316
Johan Amirineni	1,119	960	1,062
Daniel Zheng	591	531	397
Alexander Lu	445	409	238
Mihir Rao	365	365	N/A
Shrey Jain	297	297	N/A
Andre Popa	171	171	N/A
Nathan Chien	148	148	N/A
Sarang Narasimhan	132	132	N/A
Luke Stratakos	128	128	N/A
Teddy Oyang	122	122	N/A
Joshua Amirineni	112	109	23
Samik Pattanayak	106	106	N/A
Agastya Nautiyal	72	72	N/A
Yoshiki Kanai	49	48	8
Kaveen Goswami	48	47	6