Hilton Head Island tennis player Drew Rukavina finished 864th in November in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.
They started November ranked 840th.
By the end of the month they’d earned 789 points across singles and doubles tournaments.
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.
Rankings are released weekly.
Junior Boys’ 16 rankings in November
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at end of November |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikky Sai Kondamuri | 341 | 325 | 1,756 |
| Robert Bart | 536 | 504 | 1,234 |
| Blake Queiroz | 696 | 618 | 1,052 |
| Leo Nedkov | 455 | 652 | 1,016 |
| Patrick Mihai | 717 | 832 | 812 |
| Drew Rukavina | 840 | 864 | 789 |
| Lachlan Buckingham | 976 | 986 | 693 |
| Morgan Woodson | 1,001 | 1,011 | 675 |
| Britton Buckingham | 1,251 | 1,352 | 527 |
| Pali Vician-Flechler | 2,065 | 1,667 | 446 |
| John Moody | 1,925 | 1,678 | 443 |
| Rithik Manchala | 1,636 | 1,747 | 428 |
| Evan Phillips | 6,220 | 1,810 | 417 |
| Andre Ziskind | 2,014 | 1,953 | 389 |
| Kenko Vician-Flechler | 2,074 | 2,481 | 298 |
| Thomas Dowe | 4,040 | 2,761 | 258 |
| John Bart | N/A | 7,248 | 49 |
| John Ernest Friday IV | 7,720 | 7,361 | 48 |
