San Diego Mesa College Badminton Wins Undefeated State Championship
- De Anza College secured a repeat victory as the 3C2A Women's Badminton Dual Team State Champions on Thursday, May 7, 2026, defeating San Diego Mesa College with a...
- The loss marked the first defeat of the season for San Diego Mesa College, which concluded its campaign with an 8-1 record.
- The competition began with a closely contested first round of singles, which ended in a 3-3 tie between the two programs.
De Anza College secured a repeat victory as the 3C2A Women’s Badminton Dual Team State Champions on Thursday, May 7, 2026, defeating San Diego Mesa College with a final team score of 11-6.
The loss marked the first defeat of the season for San Diego Mesa College, which concluded its campaign with an 8-1 record. The team entered the state championship following a dominant undefeated run and was crowned the South Coast Conference Champions.
Match Progression and Singles Results
The competition began with a closely contested first round of singles, which ended in a 3-3 tie between the two programs. Several matches in this opening round required a third game to determine the winner in the best-of-three format.
Trang Tran provided one of the key wins for San Diego Mesa in the first round, securing her match with scores of 21-18, 13-21, and 21-18. Christina Nguyen also recorded a victory, winning 27-25 and 21-8, while Crystal Micu won her match 21-19, 21-15.
Doubles Competition
The teams split the first two games of the doubles round, maintaining a tight contest. However, the momentum shifted when De Anza’s duo of Karina Chow and Makayla Than defeated San Diego Mesa’s Anna Heiner-Moeller and Christina Nguyen 21-8, 21-9 in the third doubles game.
This result provided De Anza with a narrow lead in the overall team score heading into the final stages of the competition.
Final Round and Championship Clincher
De Anza College established control during the second round of singles, winning four of the five matches. San Diego Mesa’s Christina Nguyen managed a victory in this round, defeating Hayden Ky 21-16, 21-19.
The championship was ultimately decided by Karina Chow, whose decisive two-set singles win ensured the title for the Mountain Lions.
According to reporting from La Voz News, players Yumi Nguyen, Christina Nguyen, and Trang Tran were credited with keeping their matches competitive throughout the event, though the team was unable to overcome De Anza’s lead in the final rounds.