A sophomore on the Palisades High tennis team, Jake won the Fullerton Junior Closed Tournament (Level 2) 18s singles title. Playing up a division, the 15-year-old beat Sun Valley’s Kevin Orellana, Studio City’s Nicholas Borchenko, San Clemente’s Michael Bott, Oak Park’s Isaiah Volk, Coronado’s Ryan Seggerman and Temple City’s Charles Deng before sweeping San Gabriel’s Max Pham in the final. Jake saved three match points in the third set super-tiebreaker versus Seggerman. The draw featured 128 of Southern California’s top players. To nominate your favorite Palisadian for Athlete of the Week, email sports@palipost.com.
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