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Lincoln tennis player Gabriel Whiston is ranked 1,576th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.

They had 347 total points, split between 295 single points and 345 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 1,561st 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
Kirby Le	751	690	330
Graham Peterson	576	565	N/A
Nathanial Rathe	440	435	30
Will Ulrich	428	338	N/A
Gabriel Whiston	347	295	345
Joseph Plachy	303	281	N/A
Hunter Nelson	270	261	60
Jacob Balfany	248	225	150
Grady Works	225	225	N/A
Nahum Barber	185	180	30
Jackson Miller	167	151	30
Markus Rutledge	139	130	60
Samuel Johnson	113	90	150
Kyle Givens	90	90	N/A
Noah Bayon	65	60	30
Kumo Babe	62	62	N/A
Kyle Le	42	42	N/A
Hogan Wingrove	31	31	N/A
Yakub Islamov	30	30	N/A
Kayden Le	22	15	45
Thomas West	22	22	N/A
Michael Kang	10	10	N/A
Quentin Reid	8	8	N/A