NYC Gazette

New York tennis player Sydney Lee finished 9,094th in September in the junior Girls' 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started September ranked 8,933rd.

By the end of the month they had earned eight points across singles and doubles tournaments.

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.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Total Points at End of Month
Linda Ziets-Segura	162	161	2,810
Leila Epstein	175	174	2,699
Sofia Iantosca	239	268	2,088
Julia Werdiger	592	407	1,484
Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev	816	621	1,010
Claire An	616	662	950
Olivia Lulu Jenkins	780	785	803
Chantajah Mills	835	810	779
Ahn Lin	1,050	1,003	627
Katie Finerman	1,336	1,310	471
Nadia Barteck	1,392	1,379	444
Carolyn Brodsky	1,599	1,930	293
Simran Makker	2,148	1,981	281
Rachel Roth	2,091	2,088	261
Emma Ostlund	1,748	2,466	195
Sobee Oak	2,514	2,567	182
Isabela Jaramillo	3,565	2,613	178
Reese Sibley	2,728	2,701	168
Anya Barteck	2,808	2,806	156
Alexandra Miller	3,340	3,310	117
Jordan Ben-Shmuel	3,712	3,705	92
Gabriela Finchelstein	3,917	3,912	84
Laurentia Arengi-Bentivoglio	3,954	3,951	83
Diya Chawla	5,306	4,231	72
Shravya Pant	8,455	4,266	70
Astrid Greene	4,265	4,268	70
Sophie Sands	4,454	4,446	64
Alyssa An	4,657	4,653	60
Samantha Yim	4,777	4,854	54
Calista Finkelstein	5,799	5,218	44
Anastasia Pleskun	5,320	5,294	42
Sophia Kurinets	5,454	5,436	39
Stella Kirby	5,783	5,793	33
Margaux Vasilescu	5,790	5,801	33
Isabella Brille	6,162	6,059	30
India Jayanti	7,577	7,616	16
Sophia Chi-Chen	8,096	7,968	12
Lilah Gaw	7,960	8,078	12
Miel Hagler-Shorr	8,205	8,234	12
Elize Azzi	9,110	8,291	12
Violet Taub	8,341	8,408	11
Sydney Lee	8,933	9,094	8
Keira Chen	9,367	9,592	6
Sabine Abela	9,820	9,732	6
Jacqueline Metzler	9,445	9,847	6