Sioux Empire Today

Sioux Falls tennis player River McKenzie is ranked 867th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.

They had 802 total points, split between 701 single points and 602 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 863rd 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
Drew Gohl	1,117	958	909
River McKenzie	802	701	602
Cooper Johnson	768	700	453
Harold Mayer	632	550	455
Chase Rima	559	484	476
Will Koziara	549	483	442
Alex Rallis	335	265	455
Arthur Tao	261	225	239
Liam Sarmiento	234	198	243
Maverik Ragon	225	197	187
Christopher Tao	200	183	102
Ronan Hartwig	195	189	40
Jacob Husser	148	130	120
Johnny McDowell	132	118	93
Lennart Hammargren	106	101	34
Cain Schaefers	103	95	55
Owen Boyd	78	66	80
Connor Husser	71	58	89
Lucas Fogarty	56	50	40
Jack Deyoung	51	51	N/A
August Jackson	46	38	50