NC South Carolina Times

Fort Mill tennis player Jacques Smit finished 451st in May in the junior Boys’ 12 category of the United States Tennis Association.

They started May ranked 434th.

By the end of the month they’d earned 837 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.

Name	Starting Rank	Ending Rank	Total Points at end of May
Jacques Smit	434	451	837
Cade Simms	2,509	2,572	78
Reeves Parker	4,729	4,845	8