Midland tennis player Samantha Munt ranks in Girls’ 18 singles points bracket in week ending July 16

Samantha Munt of Midland finished 17,253rd in the United States Tennis Association’s Girls’ 18 bracket in the week ending July 16.

They earned no points to finish the week with 48 single points.

Their ranking fell by 128 from the week before.

There are 45 USTA players from Midland across all age categories.

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.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Single Points by week ending July 16
Samantha Munt	17,125	17,253	48
Joli Ardoin	20,188	20,331	30
Lexi Torres	23,065	23,247	21
Joanna Thomas	25,857	26,046	14