Oakland City Wire

Santa Monica tennis player Avey Thompson won 400 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending April 15.

Their 400 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 4,730th ranking.

They were ranked 4,687th 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
1,527	Raina Kim	1,230	1,821
3,516	Ava Penn	605	892
5,388	Avey Thompson	400	400
13,700	Valentina Campana	100	100
21,449	Soraya H Bus	36	36
29,302	Rania H Bus	13	13
30,858	Kate Mehringer	10	10