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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Elijah Wright junior tennis player earns 18 playing Boys' 16 doubles in February

Grand Junction tennis player Elijah Wright won 18 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by February.

They started February ranked 7,751st.

Their 18 points playing doubles equal 15 percent of their total score, added to 100 percent of their singles points.

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.

Grand Junction Junior Boys' 16 doubles rankings by end of February 2022

NameDoubles PointsTotal Points
Evan Severs185249
Evan Gear185288
Sam Meyer3043
Sam Meyer3043
Elijah Wright1846
Elijah Wright1846

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