How did David Krasner from Staten Island play in Boys’ 16 bracket in August?

Staten Island tennis player David Krasner finished 168th in August in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started August ranked 153rd.

By the end of the month they’d earned 2,868 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 August
David Krasner	153	168	2,868
Nicholas Zagora	532	568	1,126
Tyler Bush	634	670	994
Jacob Wantowski	1,711	1,604	459
Jake Sendich	4,475	2,937	234
Russell Nour	4,258	4,524	120
Derrick Chen	4,939	5,095	95
Johnathon Belibasakis	6,925	7,113	48
Xavier Krasner	8,215	7,923	37