Nashville Standard

Nashville tennis player Alp Weitkamp won 68 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Sept. 11.

They are ranked 938th, down from 924th the week before.

Their 68 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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.

Weekly standings collected on Nov. 9 from the USTA.

Name	Doubles Points	Total Points
Maxwell Parker	655	811
Robert Hobart	459	263
Brennan Bartman	315	2,760
William McGugin	144	240
Alp Weitkamp	68	316
Charles Willers	68	10