Natalie Ong (left) and Amy Huang (right) scored two doubles wins for the Lancers v. De Anza on Monday, photo by Richard Quinton. The Pasadena City College women’s badminton team knows it’s a frontrunner in a quest for the program’s first state team championship. The Lancers reaffirmed their standing by defeating North region De Anza […]
Natalie Ong (left) and Amy Huang (right) scored two doubles wins for the Lancers v. De Anza on Monday, photo by Richard Quinton.
The Pasadena City College women’s badminton team knows it’s a frontrunner in a quest for the program’s first state team championship. The Lancers reaffirmed their standing by defeating North region De Anza for the second time this season, 19-2, Monday at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
The Lancers lead the state in wins and remain perfect this season at 9-0. PCC head coach Jen Ho ran her record to 33-0 in all regular season matches from 2015 to the present (34-2 with postseason). PCC already clinched at least a tie for its third straight South Coast Conference title last week (7-0 in league).
Freshman Sarah Thaw teamed with sophomore Hong Yan Liu in No. 1 doubles to beat Tiffany Liao-YuYu Liu, 21-14, 21-13. The pair had a tougher time with the Dons No. 2 pair of Maoi Ng-Negar Hosseini, 21-14, 21-17. PCC’s No. 2 duo of Natalie Ong and Amy Huang downed Liao-Liu, 21-18, 21-17, and defeated Ng-Hosseini, 21-14, 21-8. Noemi Diaz and May Hy won in No. 3 doubles.
Thaw scored singles wins over De Anza’s No. 1 Hosseini, 21-10, 21-13, and over Liao, 21-7, 21-16. Ong, Huang, Chaw Thinzar Mon and Janin Herrera all recorded two singles wins. Huang (No. 4 player) rallied to beat YuYu Liu, 13-21, 21-13, 21-16 while Herrera (No. 6) went the distance to down Dons’ No. 5 Elizabeth Chang, 21-13, 18-21, 21-19.
