Midland tennis player Joli Ardoin ranks in Girls’ 18 singles points bracket in week ending Feb. 18

Joli Ardoin of Midland finished 14,550th in the United States Tennis Association’s Girls’ 18 bracket in the week ending Feb. 18.

They earned no points to finish the week with 71 single points.

Their ranking fell by 80 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.

Standings are released weekly.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Single Points by week ending Feb. 18
Lexi Torres	14,154	14,239	74
Joli Ardoin	14,470	14,550	71
Samantha Munt	17,317	17,417	48
Joanna Thomas	26,165	26,310	14
Bailey Placke	28,801	28,922	8