Jefferson Reporter

Birmingham tennis player Ruby Smith won eight points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending May 27.

Their eight points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 28,365th ranking.

They were ranked 28,326th 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
2,278	Grace Qian	897	1,084
6,967	Margarette Berdy	299	334
11,189	Nina Graham	150	150
11,370	Gaby Gryzenia	147	147
13,188	Madison Standifer	112	156
13,879	Kristian Smith	101	101
16,217	Sophia Mackinnon	75	75
16,468	Katherine Morros	72	83
18,308	Sophia Miller	58	61
19,329	Yasmin Fisher	50	52
22,254	Olivia Milstead	35	35
26,182	Sage Sovic	22	22
26,607	Nyla Jones	20	20
30,283	Chyna Bates	12	12
31,156	Madelyn Hunt	11	11
32,145	Samantha Kennedy	8	9
32,145	Ruby Smith	8	9
32,145	Kathryn Moore	8	8
33,384	Jenna Ting	6	8