San Jose Standard

Santa Monica tennis player Ava Penn won 32 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending April 15.

Their 32 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 19,628th ranking.

They were ranked 19,479th 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
7,740	Meleja Horelick	258	279
9,185	Raina Kim	203	294
13,463	Avey Thompson	104	104
18,196	Isabella Ohr	56	56
22,145	Ava Penn	32	32