Shelby Reporter

Germantown tennis player Lilia Zakhireh won 28 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending July 8.

Their 28 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 21,657th ranking.

They were ranked 21,558th 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
6,566	Priti Sinha	312	372
8,211	Gabriella Koekemoer	234	234
14,151	Dua Akbar	96	96
17,729	Sophia Britson	60	60
19,285	Ava Barrett	50	50
20,012	Alyssa Thyot	46	46
20,208	Aria Zakhireh	45	45
20,628	Brooke Smith	42	42
23,181	Ella Knighton	30	31
23,181	Lucy Mccarrens	30	30
24,396	Lilia Zakhireh	28	28
31,399	Amelia Kiersky	10	11
32,200	Madeline Kyle	8	8
33,223	Addison Cooper	6	6
33,615	Grace Ding	5	5