KC Reporter

Kansas City tennis player Leiloni Payton won 424 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending April 15.

Their 424 points playing singles are combined with 15 percent of their doubles points and any bonus points for a 4,468th ranking.

They were ranked 4,423rd 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
2,253	Sydney Fuger	907	1,163
3,634	Ella Gates	588	620
5,096	Leiloni Payton	424	437
10,279	Molly Mcbratney	168	168
12,604	Carli Hurtt	119	119
13,138	Hana Bytyqi	109	109
14,910	Brooklyn Acuff	86	91
17,435	Scarlett Gates	60	65
17,998	Claire Hamilton	58	58
18,196	Courtney Clay	56	56
19,216	Ava Gates	48	48
19,897	Lia Adams	44	50
27,700	Lauryn Windholz	16	16
30,587	Tatum Smith	11	16
32,812	Maggie Mcbratney	7	7