The West Valley beach volleyball team stayed one match out of first place in the Coast Conference with sweeps of Monterey Peninsula and Gavilan Friday in Saratoga. The Vikings (12-4, 7-1 Coast) didn't drop a set in either match and were led by straight-set twin wins from 1's Katie Kishton and Flor Porras and 2's Camdyn Albrecht and Alina Valenti.

The Vikings opened the 85-degree day against the Lobos (2-10, 0-4):

West Valley defeats Monterey Peninsula 5-0

1's:Katie Kishton/Flor Porras (WVC) defeat Kylee Moore/Teresa Ochoa (MPC): 21-18, 21-15

2's: Camdyn Albrecht/Alina Valenti (WVC) defeat Luca Berg/Katlie Del Real (MPC): 21-9, 21-7

3's: Taylor Tullo/Elia Dueñas (WVC) defeat Kathryn Chen/Katelyn Williams (MPC): 21-16, 21-13

4's: Keilli Voss/Kate Blackwell (WVC) defeat Lex Chaney/Cori Braun (MPC): 21-10, 21-15

5's: West Valley wins by forfeit

The day ended against the short-handed Rams (0-10, 0-6):

West Valley defeats Gavilan 5-0

1's: Katie Kishton/Flor Porras (WVC) defeat Maria Brozic/Makenna Deeth (GAV): 21-11, 21-6

2's: Camdyn Albrecht/Alina Valenti (WVC) defeat Emma Fong/Sarah Polanco (GAV): 21-8, 21-9

3's: WVC wins by forfeit

4's: WVC wins by forfeit

5's: WVC wins by forfeit

Next up for the Vikings is a key Coast Contest at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on April 15 against Fresno City (4-9-1, 4-4) and College of San Mateo (8-4, 4-2). First serve is noon.