#2 posting 4.15.2008
badminton news & information
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST lakers 4
MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT teddies 3
I have seen all the teams now. Southwest was the last team on the list and the contest today went down to the wire. The SW doubles pair of Chloe Waryan and Mikayla McNally won game three at third doubles to put the Lakers over the top. Three matches went to three games. Roosevelt tied it up after a marathon third game won by Padao Yang 28-26 over Claire Nelson in game three at fourth singles. Southwest swept the doubles however and added a win at first singles with Madeline Hunsicker for the 4-3 win.
SINGLES
Madeline Hunsicker of Southwest used her height advantage to good effect in a 21-12, 21-9 win over Tania Rojas. This was the only SW win in the singles department, and essential in their 4-3 win. The key factor in this game was the long serve runs by Hunsicker. Both players had similar sideout percentages, but Hunsicker had serve runs of 4, 5, and another
5 in game one. Rojas never got that kind of traction on her serve. Hunsicker used a mix of shots starting off with points off drives. She then used the drops and used smashes when the opportunity presented itself. Hunsicker led 15-7 after her 5th service. Rojas did cut into that lead to 16-11, but Hunsicker, once she got the bird back, scored the last six points to win 21-12.
Hunsicker used the smash more in game two. She didn't quite have as many service runs, but had one monster run of 9 on her fourth service. After she was done with her serve it was 14-5. In that run Hunsicker had 3 smashes for points. Rojas was able to close to 15-7. Hunsicker closed with a 6-2 run to wrap up the win.
FIRST SINGLES NUMBERS
SIDEOUTS:
Hunsicker 6/13-.462; Rojas 6/14-.429
SERVE RUNS of 3+:
Hunsicker 4, Rojas 0
POINTS:
Hunsicker 42
Winners: 25: Drives 9, Drops 8, Smashes 7, Clears 1
Rojas Errors 18: hitting 15 (Net 10, Wide 4, Deep 2, Fan 2)
Rojas 20
Winners 13: Drives 4, Drops 4, Smashes 3, Clears 2
Hunsicker Errors 7: hitting 6 (Wide 4, Fan 1, Net 1), serving 1 (wide 1)
Time: 13:15 minutes
SINGLES
1. Madeline Hunsicker (SW) beat Tania Rojas 21-12, 21-9
2. Tenzing Khendu (R) beat Ashley Bielinski 21-9, 21-13
3. Marisol Rojas (R) beat Karin Hamnes 21-4, 21-14
4. Padao Yang (R) beat Claire Nelson 21-19, 8-21, 28-26
DOUBLES
1. Martha Streng/Alba Bilani (SW) beat Maria Alivilar/Cindy Lee 21-6, 21-9
2. Alyssa Clark/Bridget Johnson (SW) beat Murong Cha/Jenny Vang 21-13, 19-21, 21-16
3. Chloe Waryan/Mikayla McNally (SW) beat Che Thao/Mai Yang Vang 9-21, 23-21, 21-17
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Roosevelt 3-1 .750
Games: Roosevelt 6-3 .667
Points: Roosevelt 162-148 .523
decided by 10+: 2-2
decided by 3 or less: Roosevelt 2-0 1.000
DOUBLES
matches: Southwest 3-0 1.000
games: Southwest 6-2 .750
points: Southwest 156-124 .557
decided by 10+: Southwest 2-1 .667
decided by 3-: 1-1 .500
Next up: tomorrow morning
