Girls tennis smashes Prairie 9-0

Returning to their home courts, the West girls tennis team dominated against Prairie 9-0 April 17.

Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief

April 18, 2025

Coming off last week’s busy schedule, West’s girls tennis team was ready to return to their home courts to compete against Prairie April 17.

West swept singles quickly, with Sasha Postnikov ’25 and Grace Wang ’27 winning their matches in straight games 6-0, 6-0. Sophie Singh ’27 and Marie Stier ’25 finished with near-perfect scores of 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-1, respectively. The rest of the team followed suit, finishing with Elsie Gross ’27 winning her season debut match 6-3, 6-4.

In doubles, the team of Iris Vasi ’28 and Wang continued to dominate on the court, winning their match 6-1, 6-0. Likewise, Postnikov and Stier finished with 6-1, 6-0 right after Vasi/Wang. The meet ended with a hard-fought doubles win by Audrey Crawford ’26 and Claire Hahn ’25 in a third set tie-break.

Prairie

Note: Wins are italicized.

Singles:

Postnikov: 6-0, 6-0

Vasi: 6-1, 6-1

Singh: 6-1, 6-0

Wang: 6-0, 6-0

Stier: 6-0, 6-1

Gross: 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:

Postnikov/Stier: 6-1, 6-0

Vasi/Wang: 6-1, 6-0

Crawford/Hahn: 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-4)

West girls tennis will travel to Dubuque to compete against Dubuque Senior and Western Dubuque April 19 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

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Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief

Marie Stier is a senior at West, and this is her third year on staff. She is the Co-Editor-in-Chief for WSS Print. Outside of journalism, Marie spends her time playing tennis, reading (add her on goodreads!) and eating ice.

Taelim Yoon, Yearbook People Co-Editor

(she/her) Taelim is a sophomore at West High, and this is her first year on staff. Specializing in sports coverage, she is a reporter and designer for Trojan Epic. Outside of school, she’s usually listening to music (waiting for drake to drop), on the tennis court or attempting to bake something.