Women's Badminton
Three Knights, including Nicona Maruyama, Isabella Bejarano, and Cecilia Naranjo, are headed to the 3C2A singles and doubles state championship tournament which will be held at Pasadena City College from May 10-11.
San Diego City women's badminton team played its first home match of the season on Wednesday and earned a 15-1 victory over El Camino to improve to 2-1. Both teams were shorthanded with only four players a piece, but City had a strong showing and got its second consecutive win over El Camino.
San Diego City College women's badminton player Sum Yin Ngai became the first in school history to win the CCCAA state singles championship on Saturday by defeating all four of her opponents over the two-day tournament.
The Knights wrapped up their season with an 18-3 win at Mesa on Wednesday and a 14-7 home win over Irvine Valley on Friday to finish as Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champions. They earned a 6-2-1 record this year, which is their best since going 6-0 in 2015.
The San Diego City College women’s badminton team is headed to the state championship for the fourth consecutive year after narrowly defeating a strong Pasadena City College team, 11-10, on Wednesday in the Southern California title match.
The Knights defeated Mesa. 17-4, on Wednesday to clinch their fourth consecutive Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship.
The Knights were outmatched by De Anza, 19-2, in the California Community College Athletic Association women's badminton state championship match on Thursday. It is the second year in a row that De Anza has defeated SDCC in the final.
The SDCC women's badminton team has qualified for the California Community College Athletic Association championship match for the third straight year after defeating East Los Angeles, 17-4, in the Southern California regional final on Wednesday. The Knights, who are now 7-0 on the season, will play De Anza College (10-0) in the title match for the second consecutive season. That match is scheduled for Thursday, May 8 at 3:00 p.m. on De Anza's campus in Cupertino, Calif.
The San Diego City women's badminton team defeated Irvine Valley, 15-6, on Wednesday and Mesa, 21-0, on Friday to win their third consecutive Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship. It is the third straight season that the Knights have finished with an undefeated regular season, a streak of 22 matches.
The Knights came into the California Community College Athletic Association championship riding a 19-match win streak and looking to get a second straight state title, but De Anza College stood in the way as the Dons defeated SDCC, 12-9, to win their first CCCAA state championship.
For the second consecutive season, the SDCC women's badminton team has been honored with major postseason awards by the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference. Head Coach Son Nguyen was named Coach of the Year, Darby Duprat was given Most Valuable Player, and all six players were selected to the All-PCAC team.
The San Diego City College women's badminton team has earned a trip to the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship for the second consecutive year after defeating Pasadena City College (10-4), 16-5, in the Southern California regional dual final on Wednesday. The undefeated SDCC Knights (9-0) have now won 19 straight matches dating back to last season, including the 2012 state championship, and will be looking to get their fifth state title when they take on Northern California's DeAnza College on Thursday, May 9 at Pasadena City College.
The Knights ended the 2013 regular season as Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champions with an undefeated 8-0 record for the second straight season after defeating San Diego Mesa, 20-1, on Wednesday. The defending conference and state champions have won 18 consecutive matches and are headed towards a playoff match against Pasadena, winner of the South Coast Conference, on Wednesday, May 1 at 3 p.m.