South Palm Beach Today

Boca Raton tennis player Rafael Bote is ranked 160th in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 2,138 total points, split between 1,332 single points and 578 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 206th 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
Rafael Bote	2,138	1,332	578
Colter Amey	2,041	1,334	810
Mikaeel Alibaig	1,791	1,181	1,577
Enzo Carvalho	949	780	675
Daniil Berezin	808	774	225
Victor Pignaton	727	661	N/A
Sebastian Yeagley	518	450	450
Jose Vasquez	395	395	N/A
Chase McKinnon	372	271	N/A
Daniel Naya	368	368	N/A
Brayden Campion	345	345	N/A
Alexander Picos	332	332	N/A
Isaak Almaleh	315	315	N/A
Zander Hellemons	240	240	N/A
Rodion Grinchak	208	208	N/A
Benjamin Slive	160	160	N/A
Arnis Taranda	140	140	N/A
Mathias Mendez	120	120	N/A
Julian Slive	118	118	N/A
Andre Vidalon	92	92	N/A
Connor Hancock	88	88	N/A
Matthew Paliotta	80	80	N/A
Marco Kushnir	78	78	N/A
Jj Metz	30	30	N/A
Oliver Delanoe	28	28	N/A
Michael Barenboim	16	16	N/A
Noah Zubkoff	16	16	N/A
Dhruv Kallat	16	16	N/A