Bean Town Times

Brookline tennis player Elina Vaivare won 185 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending April 15.

Their 185 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for an 8,562nd ranking.

They were ranked 8,492nd 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
9,704	Elina Vaivare	185	185
10,026	Lizzie Woods	175	186
17,055	Juliet Platt	64	64
19,561	Sophia Cover	46	46
22,646	Nina Ghael	30	30