NE Valley Times

There are nine junior tennis players from Paradise Valley ranked in the Boys’ 16 category in the week ending Oct. 21 by the United States Tennis Association.

There were 10 junior tennis players who ranked in Boys' 16 bracket the previous week.

Jacques Sevrain is the top ranked boy in the category with 838 points.

Players earn points by winning matches in tournaments, with bonus points awarded based on the standing of their opponent.

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.

Rank	Name	Bonus Points
809	Jacques Sevrain	0
1,521	Austin Kos	0
1,875	Kaden Jones	0
2,076	Gadin Arun	47
2,179	Naren Gudavalli	11
4,651	Manoli Ginakakos	0
7,468	Jaden Goldman	0
9,809	James Ginakakos	0