Pasco Reporter

Wesley Chapel tennis player Peter Nistad is ranked 869th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending March 5.

They had 721 total points, split between 524 single points and 330 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 898th 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
Diego Custodio	1,249	764	1,142
Mark Mrcela	1,120	1,000	140
Peter Nistad	721	524	330
Morgan Bucaille	661	636	90
Luke Conner	437	406	205
Matthew Adanas	329	320	60
Francisco Rodriguez Bustos	321	297	18
Hugo Fidler	296	285	N/A
Michael Miller	158	158	N/A
Carter Smallwood	134	123	73
Belal Aref	121	116	30
Timothy Mrcela	81	71	64
Blake Lipo	79	66	86
Andrew Adanas	34	33	6
Cody Nguyen	23	23	N/A