Washington (4-5)

The matchup with the Warriors is big for the Trojans; West and Washington have competed in close matches the last two years, with Washington knocking West out of the 2023 state tournament and West beating Washington last year in the state third-place matchup. Additionally, Head Coach Nina Marquardt coached for the Warriors for two years before coaching for West this year. However, after a series of close matches, West ultimately fell to Washington 4-5. 

In singles, Sophie Singh ’27 and Marie Stier ’25, who usually start at 3 and 5 Singles, respectively, were absent, meaning many members had to step up to higher positions. Angela Kim ’28 and Momo Shinozaki ’27 stepped up to play 5 and 6 singles, but ultimately fell short. Shortly after, Sasha Postnikov ’25 won her match at 1 Singles 6-1, 6-2. Grace Wang ’27 played a tough match at 3 Singles, but fell 4-6, 3-6. Elsie Gross ’27 made a strong comeback in the second set, but lost in a close 5-7 score. A hard-fought 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-8) win by Iris Vasi ’28 held West in the meet going into doubles 2-4. 

Going into doubles, West needed to sweep all three doubles matches to win the meet. At 3 Doubles, Gross/Claire Hahn ’25 at 3 Doubles came through in their match, winning with a quick 6-3, 6-0 score. West’s 2 Doubles of Vasi/Wang finished shortly after with a 6-4, 6-1 win. Postnikov/Stier had a slow start, losing the first set 3-6, but came back strong in the second set with a 6-1 win. Their momentum wasn’t enough, however, as 1 Doubles lost the match in a 5-10 third-set tiebreak. 

Note: wins are italicized

Singles:

Postnikov: 6-1, 6-2

Vasi: 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-8)

Wang: 4-6, 3-6

Gross: 3-6, 5-7

Kim: 1-6, 0-6

Shinozaki: 6-4, 0-6, 0-1 (5-10)

Doubles:

Postnikov/Stier: 3-6, 6-1, (5-10)

Vasi/Wang: 6-4, 6-1

Gross/Hahn: 6-3, 6-0

Linn-Mar (8-1)

In singles, the middle of the lineup finished their matches quickly, with a 6-2, 6-1 win by Wang and a 6-0, 6-4 wins by Vasi. Shortly after, Stier and Hahn won their matches. Postnikov, after a long match against Linn-Mar’s Reagan Bois, won her match at 1 Singles in a decisive 10-2 third-set tiebreak, clinching the match for West. Gross closed out singles with a clean forehand winner during the deuce point of the second set’s twelfth game. 

In doubles, 1 Doubles came back from their loss earlier in the week ready to return to their best. Postnikov and Stier made quick work of their match, winning with a near perfect 6-0, 6-1 win. 2 Doubles closed out their match with two sharp down-the-line passing shots by Wang and Vasi. 3 Doubles played a long match with back-and-forth scores in the first two sets. However, in their third tiebreaker of the match, Gross/Hahn ultimately lost to Linn-Mar. 

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Sophie Bergman

Elsie Gross '27 serves the ball against her opponent during 4 Singles on May 8.

Note: wins are italicized

Singles:

Postnikov: 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)

Vasi: 6-0, 6-4

Wang: 6-2, 6-1

Stier: 6-3, 6-3

Gross: 6-2, 7-5

Hahn: 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:

Postnikov/Stier: 6-0, 6-1

Vasi/Wang: 6-3, 6-3

Gross/Hahn: 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 0-1 (2-10)

West will return to their home courts May 12 to compete in the individual regional competition. Each region is comprised of six schools that each submit two singles entries and two doubles entries into the tournament. The tournament itself is single elimination, with the top two in both singles and doubles qualifying for the girls individual state tournament, which will take place at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex May 30-31. Last year, the girls tennis team sent two entries (Maggie Shin ’24 in singles, and Hahn/Stier in doubles). This year, West submitted Gross and Singh for singles and submitted Postnikov/Stier and Wang/Vasi in doubles. The girls will compete against entries from Burlington, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, City High, Davenport North and Dubuque Hempstead.