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Thursday, November 21, 2024

How did Akshay Ala from Bentonville play in Boys’ 14 bracket in November?

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Bentonville tennis player Akshay Ala finished 4,952nd in November in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started November ranked 5,049th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 84 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.

Rankings are released weekly.

Junior Boys’ 14 rankings in November
NameStarting RankEnding RankTotal Points at end of November
Arya Gopi1,4521,493456
Saketh Basireddy1,9992,039338
Yuvan Karthikeyan2,7533,114189
Justus Thurlby4,2754,376106
Preston Allison3,7904,63295
Akshay Ala5,0494,95284
Yuto Fujii6,5276,71942
Sushant Pothula7,0457,25935
Nikhil KrishnanN/A9,14218

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