Palisadian Chase Pekar and his new doubles partner, Jackson Issacs of Brentwood (who currently attends the Advantage tennis academy in Orange County) dropped only one game in six sets on their way to winning the Boys 14s doubles division of the 89th Dudley Cup Junior Open March 26 at Reed Park in Santa Monica. Pekar and Isaacs beat two teams from Oregon before defeating Palisadian Reid Morelli and his partner, Brendan Kutler of Los Angeles, in the finals. Morelli also advanced to the quarterfinals in the Boys 14s singles while Pekar finished runner-up in the Boys 16s division, ousting Palisades High’s No. 1 player, Adam Deloje, in the semifinals, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. In the Boys 10s, locals Toshio Nagura and Hagen Smith each advanced to the third round while fellow Palisadian Brandon Michaels reached the finals of the back draw. In the Boys 12s, local player Brian Alle lost a three-set final to Skyler Davis of Malibu. Spencer Pekar, Chase’s younger brother, lost in the round of 16 in singles and lost in the semifinals in doubles with partner Blake Anthony. Palisadian Ryan Page advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles back draw. In the Boys 16s doubles draw, local player Jay Sobel and his partner, Jamie Loos of Los Angeles, reached the finals. In the Girls 10s singles, Samantha Sharpe and Jenevieve Norris each advanced to the semifinals while fellow Palisadian Perri Zaret made the semifinals of the back draw. In the 14s, Genna Rochlin lost to fellow Palisadian Kelly Ryan in the quarterfinals and teamed with fellow Palisadian Rose Schlaff to reach the semifinals in doubles. Ryan lost in the singles final while Kathryn Cullen advanced to the semifinals in singles and Schlaff advanced to the quarterfinals. Palisadian Dalya Perelman lost in the finals of the Girls 18s singles event.
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