Palisadian Blake Anthony accomplished something very difficult in junior tennis, winning both the Boys’ 16s singles and doubles championships at the Arcadia Open last weekend. The field of 128 featured many of the top juniors from Southern California. En route to his singles title Anthony beat Anthony Sena of Norwalk, 6-2, 6-2, in the quarterfinals, Hosen Orojian of Glendale, 7-6, 6-4, in the semifinals and Christopher Bernhardt of San Diego, 5-7,6-3,7-6 in the final. In the doubles draw, Anthony and partner Jason Amos of Mission Viejo won, 6-2, 0-6, 6-1, in the finals. Anthony is a freshman at Loyola High and plays No. 1 singles for the Cubs’ varsity team. * * * * Jake Sands, a fourth-grader at Palisades Elementary School, won his second straight tennis tournament on Monday, capturing the Boys’ 10s title at the South Bay Spring Junior Open in Torrance. Sands decisively beat Hollord Choi of Torrance, 6-0, 6-2, in the semifinals before defeating Parth Sharma of Torrance, 6-1, 7-5, in the championship match. Sands won the 94th annual Dudley Cup Boys’ 10s Open Division in Santa Monica the previous weekend. He trains at the Palisades Tennis Center and Riviera Country Club.
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