Henderson/Sekona fall in epic CCCAA state final, but set high-water mark for Viking beach program

Mapu Sekona and Kaylin Henderson, 2019 CCCAA state runners-up.
Mapu Sekona and Kaylin Henderson, 2019 CCCAA state runners-up.

Kaylin Henderson and Mapuhola Sekona dropped a three-set thriller in the CCCAA state pairs final to Grossmont's Ashlee Goycoochea and Alexcis Morris Saturday afternoon in Chula Vista. The runner-up finish represents the best-ever showing for a Viking and northern California pair and caps an amazing 6-1 run through the grueling two-day tournament. Congratulations to Mapu, Hendo, coaches Armen Zakarian, Alex Jones, Erik Pauly, Davidson Wong and the entire Viking beach program: Emily, Lizhya, Audrey, Hannah, Emily, Kayla, Kat, Rene, Liz, Shannon, Claire, Mii, Gabby, Jenna and Angelica.