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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Phoenix tennis player Kentaro Akiyoshi ranks in Boys’ 16 bracket in May

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Phoenix tennis player Kentaro Akiyoshi finished 1,354th in May in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started May ranked 1,299th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 473 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 May
NameStarting RankEnding RankTotal Points at end of May
Hadley Kukla608571980
Bruce Ruan1,0001,044589
Logan Phillips1,0601,116556
Kentaro Akiyoshi1,2991,354473
Ryan Zerbib1,4281,476438
Aditya Pandey2,3472,385255
Liam Dunlop2,9242,986182
Tyler Woo3,9574,026109
Daniel Abrams4,2524,142103
Brendan Linstrom7,5885,06469
Axel Wolter4,9565,06569
Nimith Gurijala5,5445,65455
Matthew Scott5,8375,93548
Brandon Bullock6,0466,14744
Ben Sabol6,9017,06230
Alexander Bunkse7,4187,61627
Aidan Wolfe9,5659,67212

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