The La Jolla Country Day girls tennis team took home its first CIF Championship since 2001 with a victory over crosstown rival La Jolla High on Nov. 5 at Barnes Tennis Center in Point Loma. After playing to a 9-9 tie in sets, the match went to overall games won, in which the Torreys held a 67-66 edge, propelling them to the Division III crown. After making it to the CIF finals but losing in each of the previous three seasons, the LJCD victory tasted that much sweeter. “To actually finally win, it was nice,” said Country Day head coach Jocelyn Burkett, who is in her second year at the helm. Lindsey Kostas provided the Torreys with straight-set wins as the team’s top singles player while the doubles duo of Katie and Megan Woods also dominated their matches. Sophomores Issy Cassou and Julia Julima gave LJCD vocal and emotional support, helping lift the Torreys spirits throughout the heated competition. The lone senior on the squad, Kelsey Miller, served as a leader to her younger teammates on and off the court.