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Vikings sweep Panthers to earn Coast split

Anastacia Delatorre (L) and Sianalai Tuatolo picked up two wins at Hartnell

Anastacia Delatorre (L) and Sianalai Tuatolo picked up two wins at Hartnell

Playing perhaps their best volleyball of the year, West Valley swept host Hartnell 5-0 Friday to gain a Coast Conference split in Salinas. After dropping a fierce 3-2 battle to Monterey Peninsula in the morning dual, the Vikings put together a wire-to-wire win in the afternoon. The Vikings (8-11, 7-6 Coast) avenged a bitter 3-2 home loss to the Panthers (14-8, 9-4) on March 14.

WVC 2's Rowynn Funk and Jess Watanabe and 4's Kyra Bito and Julia LaPierre opened the first wave against Hartnell with wins for a 2-0 Viking lead. West Valley kept the pedal to the metal in wave two with 1's Sophie Ehret/Francesca Zanotti, 3's Rachel Sanchez/Emma Landaverde and 5's Anastacia Delatorre/Sianalai Tautolo all posting straight-set victories.

The Vikings were unable to overcome a 2-0 first-wave deficit against MPC (12-6, 9-4). Sanchez/Landaverde and Tautolo/Delatorre evened it up at 2-2 with wins to open the later wave, but Ehret/Zanotti dropped a tight 1's battle.

The Vikings (8-11, 7-6 Coast) close out the regular season Wednesday (4/16) against Cabrillo (13-6, 9-4) and then head to Main Beach in Santa Cruz for the 2025 Coast Conference Pairs Tournament April 23.

Complete West Valley/Monterey Peninsula results:

1: Anna Eldridge/Lydia Schwemmer (MPC) defeat Sophie Ehret/Francesca Zanotti (WVC) 21-16, 22-20

2: Lindsey Timm/Kayla Smith (MPC) defeat Jess Watanabe/Rowynn Funk (WVC) 21-18, 21-15

3: Emma Landaverde/Rachel Sanchez (WVC) defeat Lily Reynolds/Catherine Lomboy (MPC) 21-23, 21-12, 15-11

4: Lacey Manzano/Faith Zermeno (MPC) defeat Kyra Bito/Julia LaPierre (WVC) 22-20, 21-13

5: Sianalai Tautolo/Anastacia Delatorre (WVC) defeat Logan McPherson/Ella Child 21-13, 21-16

Complete West Valley/Hartnell results: