Fayetteville Standard

Fayetteville tennis player William Edwards finished 280th in May in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started May ranked 284th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 1,289 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.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Total Points at end of May
William Edwards	284	280	1,289
Henry Maner	663	619	634
Cole Kessman	634	627	626
Hudson Tencleve	2,406	2,466	89
Gabe Clevenger	2,634	2,714	66