Brahmas abolish Mira Costa
March 27, 2014
After winning its opening match against the Webb Gauls 19-2, the Diamond Bar Badminton team is still undefeated after cruising past the 2013 CIF runner-up Mira Costa Mustangs 19-2 on March 13. With an overall record of 2-0, the Brahmas are on the path to win their third straight CIF Championship.
“We did very well and actually better than we expected. We thought that the score might have not been that great as last year’s because we lost some very strong players on the girls, but the girls played very well,” coach Kemp Wells said.
DB’s doubles team was the spotlight of the match, winning 13 of the 21 sets played. The No.1 girls doubles team of seniors Coco Lai and Natalie Leung won both of their sets in dominating fashion. The No.1 boys doubles team consisting of seniors co-captains Curtis Li and Adrian Sin experienced trouble in their first set. The duo won the first game 13-11, but lost the second game 11-13. With the set on the line, Li and Sin went on an impressive run winning the game 11-7, giving a point to the DB side. Li and Sin later defeated their second opponents 11-2 in both games.
The mixed doubles team went undefeated in all six of its sets. The No. 1 mixed doubles team of Li and sophomore Krista Hsu and the No. 3 team of Leung and freshman Vinson Chiu were able to bagel four of the Mira Costa’s best players.
“Even though our girls team is young, fairly experienced, and have only one returning starters, our girls has been playing well,” Wells said.
In the singles competition, the Brahmas won 7 of the 8 sets of the match. Against the No.1 player on the Gaul’s side, Chiu defeated his opponent 11-4 in the first game and bageled him in the second game 11-0.
With the Hacienda League in play starting on April 8, the Brahmas are expected to continue its winning tradition by becoming the CIF champs for three straight years.
“Winning League is always our first goal we set for ourselves. That should be easy for us to attain. Since we won two years in a row, winning CIF is our second goal,” Wells said.
This performance is a precursor of what can be expected for the rest of the season. If DB can keep this play up, a championship is here.
