JOHNSON 7, HUMBOLDT 0
Johnson brought out the brooms to sweep host Humboldt Wednesday afternoon. The Governors only allowed double digits in four of the 14 sets and all of them came in the singles division. The most points Johnson allowed in doubles was eight. In three sets Johnson held the Hawks to five or less. The Hawks featured a singles’ line up with three freshmen.
Humboldt is undergoing renovations and additions to their building. The expected wrap will be three years from now (2021).
The first badminton polls will come out Monday, April 2 with team, singles and doubles listed.
SINGLES
1. Nou Chee Yang, J def Lay Lay 21-12, 21-9
2. Bao Nhia Thao, J def Kao Yer Lee 21-11, 21-8
3. Nuhchi Chah, J def Let Let 21-6, 21-12
4. Pa Di Moua, J def Na Paw 21-7, 21-13
DOUBLES
1. Josapheena Thao/Nou Gee Xiong, J def Sue Muey/Sar Htoo 21-8, 21-4
2. Joy Moua/Dah Ku, J def Paw T Wah/Pa Lee 21-3, 21-5
3. Kate Nguyen/Pajtuabcha Vang, J def Pau Myine/Hta Soe 21-8, 21-6
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Johnson 4-0 1.000
Games: Johnson 8-0 1.000
points: Johnson 168-78 .683
decided by 10+: Johnson 5-0 1.000
decided by 3-: none
margin: Johnson 11.25
DOUBLES
Matches: Johnson 3-0 1.000
Games: Johnson 6-0 1.000
points: Johnson 126-34 .788
decided by 10+: Johnson 6-0 1.000
decided by 3-: none
margin: Johnson 15.33
FIRST SINGLES
Nou Chee YANG 2, Lay LAY 0
(21-12, 21-9)
Johnson’s Nou Chee Yang basically doubled up Humboldt’s Lay in the first singles match up. Yang racked up 26 winners of which 14 ended as clears. The 14 clears were more than the nine winners Lay provided. Lay did squeeze points off her serve seven times, forcing Yang to under .500 in side out percentage.
In both sets Lay held a brief early lead. In set one her advantage was 2-1 before Yang ran off four different types of winners. On Yang’s next service she added another run of five to make it 10-4. Lay’s only run of the match came on her fourth service, cutting the margin to 10-7. Four straight Yang services were fueled by runs. The clear provided the Yang with the most winners, but Yang also made use of the drops, usually placed in the left front corner, stretching the court and making Lay cover ground. In the second set Lay started with the first two points, but then Yang painted the right back corner with four clears opening up a run of six. Yang’s first seven winners (up to point nine) came on clears. The drops that held equal importance in the first set fell to one. Inevitably the match ended on a three stroke clear to the right back.
| Category | YANG | LAY |
| Side out | 6/13-.462 | 3/14-.214 |
| 3+ Runs | 6 | 1 |
| Longest point string | 7 | 3 |
| Service points | 29 | 8 |
| Overall points | 42 | 21 |
| Points after 11 | 20 | 8 |
| Points after own errors | 6 | 3 |
| Strokes | 156 | 85 |
| Strokes per point | 3.714 | 4.250 |
| 5+ rallies | 13 | 8 |
| 2- rallies | 10 | 5 |
| WINNERS | 26 | 9 |
| Aces | 2 | 1 |
| Blocks | 0 | 1 |
| Clears | 14 | 1 |
| Drives | 0 | 0 |
| Drops | 5 | 5 |
| Soft drives | 2 | 1 |
| Smashes | 3 | 1 |
| ERRORS | 8 | 16 |
| Deep | 1 | 0 |
| Net | 3 | 9 |
| Wide | 6 | 6 |
| Serve | 1 | 1 |
| W:E Ratio | 3.250 | 0.563 |
| Margin | 10.5 | |
| Set Point % | 2/2 | |
| Time | 12:32.50 |