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Virginia Beach tennis player Vignesh Akkina ranks in Boys' 16 doubles bracket by week ending Mar. 26

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Virginia Beach tennis player Vignesh Akkina won 413 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Mar. 26.

They are ranked 1,142nd, up from 1,148th the week before.

Their 413 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 June 17 from the USTA.

Virginia Beach Junior Boys' 16 doubles rankings in week ending Mar. 26

NameDoubles PointsTotal Points
Joseph Hobbs2,259871
Nolan Macedo1,389876
Vignesh Akkina413834
Jack Reed65220
Ved Vanga2859
Ved Vanga2859

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