02/24/2024 UCSD Hosts CSUF and USC in League Play
During the past weekend, UCSD badminton hosted the third league match in the SCCBL league. The UCSD badminton team won 10-0 against CSUF and lost 4-6 to USC.
In a tightly contested match, senior pair Benji Ryujin and Henry Kang beat USC's Manmeeth Nagesh and Prathamesh Koranne 2-1 with scores of 19-21, 21-19, 23-21. Junior Shumi Wu and freshman Matthew Chan narrowly defeat Junjie Zhou and Juncheng Tang from USC, both sets ending at 23-21. Seniors Kaia To and Benji Ryujin just missed out on victory against USC's Prathamesh Koranne and Reyna Wan, with the match stretching to three sets and concluding at 20-22, 21-13, 17-21. Freshman Edwards Tong also put up a strong performance, securing a win over Michael Ewy from CSUF with scores of 21-16 and 23-21.
Throughout this league match, UCSD badminton faced numerous closely contested games. The team looks forward to returning stronger in the next league match, but overall were extremely happy with their performance.