Capital District Times

Schenectady tennis player Lydia Koivula won 59 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending April 15.

Their 59 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 15,897th ranking.

They were ranked 15,745th 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
8,068	Riley Schmitz	244	245
8,909	Jeevika Benki	212	219
12,841	Nisha Jayaprakash	114	119
17,934	Lydia Koivula	59	59
27,476	Elizabeth Grace	17	17