Seattle City Wire

Seattle tennis player Benjamin Kleiner finished 3,621st in November in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started November ranked 3,488th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 48 points 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 November
Aren Whaley	2,238	2,308	136
Dietz Fry	2,290	2,358	132
Mikael Harmelin	2,353	2,430	125
Maxx Nouanthongme	2,648	2,743	97
Benjamin Kleiner	3,488	3,621	48