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TheLotto Elite Hot 100 lists are published each month, and the June Hot 100 lists feature the 100 boys and girls who most improved their rankings during the month of May. You can find out more about the Lotto Elite Hot 100 - and how the lists are calculated - by reading here.

The latest lists, published today, are available here:

• Boys' Hot 100
• Girls' Hot 100

We talked to some of the top performers:

Isabelle Einess (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Isabelle Einess jumped from 188^th to No. 147 in the Girls Rankings of Tennis Recruiting Network.

Sporting an 8-2 singles record, the 5-foot-4 right-handed four star won the 16s title at the L4 Rochester Athletic Club Open in Rochester, Minnesota. Einess also reached the semifinals of the 18s event.

“I have been working on building strength and spending lots of hours on the court improving my skills,” Einess said. “To build my strength, I spend my time lifting and swimming. Before I started playing tennis seriously, I was a competitive swimmer. I now use swimming as an efficient way to build strength.

Four-Star Rising Junior Isabelle Einess
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“I find that lifting and swimming help me not to wear down, and sustain my level of play in matches. In addition to working out, spending many hours on the court has been crucial.”

Einess goes through her training regimen at SLP Life Time Fitness in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Her coaches are Wyatt and Brian McCoy, a father-son coaching team. Einess is working on staying up on the baseline to take away time from her opponents. This also helps her create more effective angles. She is also working on adding variety to her game, such as developing an effective slice to get the opponents out of rhythm.