Midland tennis player Mahathi Chadalavada ranks in Girls’ 12 bonus points bracket in week ending Feb. 18

Mahathi Chadalavada of Midland finished 596th in the United States Tennis Association’s Girls’ 12 bracket in the week ending Feb. 18.

They have zero bonus points having earned zero in the last week.

Their ranking fell by 5 from the week before.

There are 40 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.

Data collected on Feb. 18 from USTA.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Bonus Points in week ending Feb. 18
Casey Hopkins	591	596	0
Lily Sawyer	591	596	0
London Collie	591	596	0
Mahathi Chadalavada	591	596	0