Defending champs win three matches to open 2024

Faith Son (L) and Lindsay Lee won all three of their doubles matches.
Faith Son (L) and Lindsay Lee won all three of their doubles matches.

The West Valley tennis team started 2024 with Coast Conference wins over Foothill and Cañada sandwiched around a victory over Big 8 foe Diablo Valley. The league wins made it 14 straight for coach Lauren Hickey's Vikings, including last year's 12-0 championship campaign.

Lindsay Lee and Faith Son, WVC's #1 doubles team, were 3-0 as a pair and 2-0 each in singles in the trio of wins. Kristina Gazaryan won all three of her singles matches and teamed with Huiguan Liu for a D2 victory against Cañada. Angelica Harlan Aparicio and Bailey Sylva picked up a pair of doubles wins.

The Vikings (3-1, 2-0 Coast) travel to Cabrillo (1-0, 0-0)) Tuesday (2/13) and host City College of San Francisco (1-1, 1-0) Friday (2/16). Both matches are slated to begin at 2:00pm. Perennial NorCal power American River (2-0, 0-0 Big 8) comes to Saratoga Saturday (2/17). First serve is 11:00am.

 

WVC defeats Foothill 5-4, complete results:

 

D1: Lindsay Lee/Faith Son (WVC) defeat  Saradapour/Pinto (FC) 8-5

D2: Herrera/Graciano (FC) defeat Kristina Gazaryan/Huiguan Liu (WVC) 8-2

D3: Angelica Harlan Aparicio/Bailey Sylva (WVC) defeat Moslander/Pistelak (FC) 8-6

S1: Lindsay Lee (WVC) defeats Saradapour (FC) 6-0, 6-1

S2: Faith Son (WVC) defeats Pinto (FC) 6-3, 6-3

S3: Kristina Gazaryan (WVC) defeats Herrera (FC) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2

S4: Graciano (FC) defeats Huiguan Liu (WVC) 6-0, 6-1

S5: Moslander (FC) defeats Angelica Harlan Aparicio (WVC) 6-4, 7-5

S6: Tarani (FC) defeats Bailey Sylva (WVC) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2

 

WVC defeats Diablo Valley 7-2, complete results:

 

D1: Lindsay Lee/Faith Son (WVC) defeat  Sulymankhel/Palma (DVC) 8-5

D2: Angelica Harlan Aparicio/Bailey Sylva (WVC) defeat Tanaka/Ayabe (DVC) 8-5

D3: DVC default

S1: Kristina Gazaryan (WVC) defeats  Sulymankhel (DVC) 6-0, 6-0

S2: Palma (DVC) defeats Huiguan Liu (WVC) 3-6, 7-5, 10-2

S3: Ayabe (DVC) defeats Bailey Sylva (WVC) 6-1, 6-1

S4: Talia Nadzerad (WVC) defeats Tanaka (DVC) 6-4, 6-2

S5: DVC default

S6: DVC default

 

WVC defeats Cañada 6-3, complete results:

 

D1: Lindsay Lee/Faith Son (WVC) defeat  Chou/Coo (CC) 8-2

D2: Kristina Gazaryan/Huiguan Liu (WVC) defeat Johnson/Jin (CC) 8-1

D3: To/Wolfe (CC) Angelica Harlan Aparicio/Bailey Sylva (WVC) 8-3

S1: Lindsay Lee (WVC) defeats Coo (CC) 6-0, 6-0

S2: Faith Son (WVC) defeats Chou (CC) 6-3, 6-0

S3: Kristina Gazaryan (WVC) defeats Wolfe (CC) 6-4, 6-2

S4: Huiguan Liu (WVC) defeats Jin (CC) 3-6, 6-1, 12-10

S5: Johnson (CC) defeats Angelica Harlan Aparicio (WVC) 6-4, 6-1

S6: To (CC) defeats Bailey Sylva (WVC) 6-3, 7-6 (1)