Mission Complete!
The De Anza College women's badminton team capped a perfect season – winning the third CCCAA State Championship in school history – with an 11-0 victory over Irvine Valley College, Thursday afternoon at Fresno City College.
The Mountain Lions needed just one hour and 15 minutes to complete their final mission of a memorable season filled with adversity, following more than a year away from competition.
De Anza became the first team to win each singles and doubles contests without losing a set in a team championship.
After winning all six singles matches, the third and final doubles round came down to the wire. De Anza's Jenny Nguyen and Phuong Truong rallied to outlast IVC's Wai Kei Wong and Emily Feng, 21-16 and 21-19, in the exciting finish to clinch the title.
The Mountain Lions finished the season with a perfect 15-0 record – the most wins ever by the program. Head coach Mark Landefeld also guided De Anza to state titles in 2013 and 2014.
De Anza entered the match as the No. 1 seed in Northern California, while IVC earned the South's top seed and ended the season with an 8-4 record – with all four losses coming against the Lions.
Singles and doubles championships will take place on Friday and Saturday.
https://www.cccaasports.org/sports/wbadminton/Championships
2022 De Anza Roster
Kiana Torres Carrillo
Vanessa Dihn
Sabrina Jiang
Heather Lee
Madison Moe
Dora Ngyuen
Head Coach: Mark Landefeld
Assistant Coach: Jessica Dinh