A junior at Palisades High, RJ captured the So Cal Junior Championships (Ventura County) Boys 18 Division title Nov. 23 after winning his fifth match in three days. Sands swept Jed Kronenberg of Beverly Hills 6-2, 6-2, eight seeded Jayden Silpachai of Newbury Park 6-1, 6-4, Pasha Geiwald of Encinitas 6-4, 6-4, Ryan Nuno of Sylmar 7-5, 7-5 and Alec Rabinowitz of Marina Del Rey 6-2, 6-4 in the finals. RJ trains at Riviera Tennis Club and the Palisades Tennis Center and helped Pali High win its record seventh straight City title last spring. To nominate your favorite Palisadian for Athlete of the Week, email sports@palipost.com.
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