Los Angeles, CA- Congratulations to PV Peninsula’s Akhil Jalan for defeating Brentwood’s Jackson Lallas to win the 1st Loyola Invitational. Akhil is coached by Scott Wheeler, Akash Gogate, and Chris Theis. Jackson is coached by Victor Jih, Mollie Cowger, Naila Dharani, Erik Legried, Dylan Scher, and Richard Shmikler. The Loyola Invitational was also the first bid tournament to ever use online balloting.
Advances Partial Doubles without debating
La Jolla RP
Brentwood JL
PV Peninsula AT
HW TC
Meadows SM
HW WG
Brentwood CH
Immaculate Heart KH
PV Peninsula AJ
Los Altos SD
Del Mar Independent VB
Leucadia SW
PV Peninsula RT
Claremont JH
PV Peninsula JW def. San Marino NL (Nathan Lam) (Alderete, Fife, Fink)
John Marshall DD def. San Marino NT (Nicholas Truong) (Harris, Torson, Grishaber)
Octas
La Jolla RP def. PV Peninsula JW (Jerry Wang) (Harris, Fink, Torson)
Brentwood JL def. John Marshall DD (David Dosch) (Jiang, Placido, Spence)
PV Peninsula AT def. Claremont JH (Joe Hurley) (Alderete, Bietz, Bistagne)
Harvard Westlake TC def. PV Peninsula RT (Raam Tambe) (Grishaber, Fink, Morris)
Meadows SM def. Leucadia SW (Shayne Walton) (Solomon, Torson, Fife)
Del Mar Independent VB def. Harvard Westlake WG (William Gingold) (*Grishaber, Bistagne, Fife)
Los Altos SD def. Brentwood CH (Carson Horky) (Jablon, Spence, Harris)
PV Peninsula AJ def. Immaculate Heart KH (*Cowger, Dharani, Placido)
Quarters
PV Peninsula AJ def. La Jolla RP (Ram Prasd) (Fink, *Placido, Torson)
Brentwood JL def. Los Altos SD (Salim Damerdji) (Jablon, Overing, Fife)
PV Peninsula AT def. Del Mar VB (Varun Bhave) (Bistagne, Solomon, Grishaber)
Harvard Westlake TC def. Meadows SM (Sabina Manzini) (Harris, Cowger, Spence)
Semifinals
PV Peninsula AJ def. HW TC (Tommy Choi) (Fink, Placido, Cowger)
Brentwood JL def. PV Peninsula AT (Arjun Tambe) (Grishaber, Torson, Harris)
Finals
PV Peninsula AJ def. Brentwood JL (*Placido, Grishaber, Torson)
Speakers
1) Jackson Lallas- Brentwood
2) Ram Prasad- La Jolla
3) Arjun Tambe- PV Peninsula
4) Akhil Jalan- PV Peninsula
5) Tommy Choi- Harvard Westlake
6) Salim Damerdji- Los Altos
7) Varun Bhave- Del Mar Independent
8) Shayne Walton- Leucadia
9) Sabina Manzini- Meadows
10) Raam Tambe- PV Peninsula