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Friday, September 12, 2025

How high did Traverse City junior tennis player Elijah Schmude rank in Boys’ 16 bracket in December?

Traverse City tennis player Elijah Schmude finished 7,638th in December in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.

By the end of the month they’d earned 46 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’ 16 rankings in December
NameStarting RankEnding RankTotal Points at end of December
Owen Jackson1,6991,767432
Tanner Cooley2,9262,592286
Elijah SchmudeN/A7,63846
Evan OconnorN/A8,36338

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