Pine Belt Times

Hattiesburg tennis player Meredith Maksi won 270 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending July 15.

Their 270 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 6,547th ranking.

They were ranked 6,499th the week before.

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.”

Standings are released weekly.

Rank	Name	Singles Points	Total Points
7,412	Meredith Maksi	270	295
11,784	Sadie Rosengrant	138	158
12,025	Katlin Porcello	134	139
14,274	Mallory Metz	96	105
21,067	Micaela Shemper	41	59
23,346	Connor Batson	30	33
25,019	Ava Norval	26	31
29,490	Laura Kathryn Hrom	15	15
31,302	Lillie Mae Yarbrough	11	16
31,569	Lillian Montgomery	10	22