Bridgeport Times

Trumbull tennis player Vallab Kumar finished 2,312th in November in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started November ranked 2,276th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 321 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
Paul James	956	968	712
Vallab Kumar	2,276	2,312	321
Justin Ilie	3,261	2,689	270
Dean Jackson	3,284	2,841	250