Seniors Nicole Nguyen and Anne Kelly could not have dreamed of a better way to cap off their Palisades High tennis careers than teaming up to win the City Section Individual doubles title November 20 at Balboa Sports Center in Encino. The Dolphins duo rallied to defeat Marshall’s Sascha Carmichael and Sophie Welch, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, in the finals two weeks after sweeping all three sets at the No. 1 spot to help Palisades claim its 30th team championship and sixth in the Open Division. Fellow seniors Ella Engel and Anais Israels took third place in doubles with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Chatsworth sisters Megan and Riley Park and Maria Kandinova won the third-place singles match with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Juniper Chao of GALA.
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