Tuscaloosa Leader

Tuscaloosa tennis player Ava Thomason won 160 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending April 15.

Their 160 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 9,338th ranking.

They were ranked 9,277th 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
10,057	Alexandra Salekin	174	174
10,574	Ava Thomason	160	162
12,462	Kate Thom	120	127
22,145	Anushka Nichani	32	36
22,145	Avery Mitchell	32	32
27,700	Maggie Thom	16	16