Viking win secures season sweep of Seahawks

Natasha Sackx notched an epic three-set singles win against Cabrillo
Natasha Sackx notched an epic three-set singles win against Cabrillo

West Valley closed out the Coast Conference home schedule with a 7-2 win over Highway 17 rival Cabrillo Friday afternoon.The win gave the Vikings (10-4, 8-3 Coast) a season sweep of the Seahawks (3-9, 2-7) heading into the final week of the regular season.

A trio of Vikings recorded wins in both doubles and singles, highlighted by Abigail Prokter, who moved to 13-1 in singles competition in 2022.  Sonya Hu and Tal Volinsky also posted twin wins. West Valley celebrated Seraphina Vossen and Cabrillo's Gabby Gilson, both playing their final regular season match at WVC, in a pre-match ceremony, capped by a ceremonial first serve from the West Valley President.

Match recap:

D1: Seraphina Vossen/Abigail Prokter (WVC) defeat Madison James/Bridget Baskerville (C): 8-2

D2: Brynn McKenzie/Sonya Hu (WVC) defeat Hana Blaustei/Mariah Montanez (C): 8-4

D3: Tal Volinsky/Julia Ocher (WVC) defeat Gabriela Gilson/Sydney Young (C): 8-1

S1: Abigail Prokter (WVC) defeats Madison James (C): 6-0, 6-0

S2: Sonya Hu (WVC) defeats Hanna Blaustein (C): 6-0, 6-0

S3: Natasha Sackx (WVC) defeats Bridget Baskerville (C): 3-6, 7-6 (5), 10-2

S4: Mariah Montanez (C) defeats Brynn McKenzie (WVC): 1-6, 6-3, 10-3

S5: Tal Volinsky (WVC) defeats Gabriela Gilson (C): 6-2, 6-0

S6: Sydney Young (C) defeats Julia Ocher (WVC): 6-2, 2-6, 11-9

Order of finish: D3, D1, D2, S1, S2, S5, S6, S4, S3

West Valley closes out the 2022 regular season at Cañada (10-1, 10-1) March 29. First serve is 2:00pm.