They started September ranked 9,244th.
By the end of the month they had earned seven 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.
Junior Girls' 18 rankings in September in Carmel
| Name | Starting Rank | Ending Rank | Total Points at End of Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Littell | 269 | 277 | 2,045 |
| Lauren Long | 643 | 664 | 949 |
| Elyse Nelson | 1,620 | 1,444 | 422 |
| Hallie Reeves | 2,349 | 1,694 | 353 |
| Alexia Widjaja | 2,053 | 2,071 | 266 |
| Nora Perkins | 2,553 | 2,349 | 215 |
| Rumi Kim | 2,925 | 2,584 | 180 |
| Laurel Buttrick | 3,142 | 2,813 | 156 |
| Maureen Tancredi | 3,384 | 3,054 | 136 |
| Anjali Natarajan | 3,119 | 3,126 | 129 |
| Olivia Widjaja | 3,352 | 3,345 | 114 |
| Emma Brune | 3,429 | 3,416 | 108 |
| Marina Duncan | 4,307 | 3,541 | 101 |
| Alexa Lewis | 3,407 | 3,706 | 92 |
| Miruna Scarlat | 4,729 | 3,741 | 91 |
| Grace Rexroth | 3,994 | 3,988 | 81 |
| Abigail Short | 4,144 | 4,137 | 75 |
| Ellen Gardner | 4,461 | 4,451 | 63 |
| Mia Sosa | 4,941 | 4,922 | 51 |
| Saumya Somasi | 4,795 | 4,987 | 49 |
| Kathryn Tiplick | 5,400 | 5,371 | 40 |
| Sruthi Devarapalli | 6,659 | 5,896 | 32 |
| Dhanya Pathangi | 6,801 | 7,149 | 18 |
| Anna Kolb | 7,116 | 7,187 | 18 |
| Katie Kolb | 7,234 | 7,273 | 18 |
| Shreya Mallela | 7,787 | 7,839 | 14 |
| Hadleigh McIntyre | 8,110 | 7,972 | 12 |
| Manogna Pagadala | 8,087 | 8,027 | 12 |
| Katie Geon | 7,924 | 8,056 | 12 |
| Anushka Pandey | 8,906 | 9,018 | 8 |
| Ali Griffin | 9,244 | 9,340 | 7 |
| Mary Grenda | 9,960 | 9,427 | 6 |
| Divya Pillutla | 9,698 | 9,531 | 6 |
| Kathryn Fryburg | 9,148 | 9,675 | 6 |
| Caroline Houck | 9,464 | 9,907 | 6 |
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