Fort Smith Times

Fort Smith tennis player Marlene Hernandez won 14 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending April 15.

Their 14 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 25,594th ranking.

They were ranked 25,467th 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
10,544	Cate Cole	161	172
17,435	Lily Shumate	60	60
18,118	Catherine Hahn	57	58
19,561	Isabella King	46	46
22,646	Alijandra Lira	30	32
22,646	Ellie Carlisle	30	32
22,646	Lilli Bartsch	30	30
24,725	Ella Mcentire	24	24
28,892	Marlene Hernandez	14	14
29,562	Ella Kuykendall	12	12
31,259	Callie Shannon	9	10
33,813	Catherine Albertson	0	7