JOHNSON 6, COMO PARK 1
#1 Johnson knocked off #4 Como Park on the road with a 6-1 win. The only win for the Cougars came at second doubles where Yia Yang and Zoua Xiong beat Lilia Lee and Delihla Yang in three sets. That was the second three setter of the day. The other came at second singles where Bao Nhia Thao of Johnson took the last two sets over Nag Poe. Johnson was overwhelming at singles with a margin of a healthy 9.11 per set. Nag Poe’s first set win at second singles kept that score under ten. Six of the eight set wins by the Governors was in double digits. Yang & Xiong have bounced between first and second doubles for CP. At first doubles Y&X are 11-0. They are now 3-0 at second doubles.
The Governors, with last Friday’s action, clinched the city title.
SINGLES
1. Nou Chee Yang, J def Tu Lor Paw 21-10, 21-10
2. Bao Nhia Thao, J def Nag Poe 18-21, 21-11, 21-11
3. Nuhchi Chah, J def Taw Bee 21-13, 21-12
4. Pa Di Moua, J def Mai Ker Yang 21-7, 21-9
DOUBLES
1. Josapheena Thao/Nou Gee Xiong, J def Maria Aye Meh/Shar Too 21-16, 21-16
2. Zoua Xiong/Yia Yang, CP def Lilia Lee/Delihla Yang 17-21, 21-16, 21-12
3. Dah Ku/Pajfuabcha Vang, J def Chi Bonafacio/Eh Plot Soe 21-15, 21-9
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Johnson 4-0 1.000
Games: Johnson 8-1 .889
points: Johnson 186-104 .641
decided by 10+: Johnson 6-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Como Park 1-0 1.000
margin: Johnson 9.111
DOUBLES
Matches: Johnson 2-1 .667
Games: Johnson 5-2 .714
points: Johnson 133-115 .536
decided by 10+: Johnson 1-0 1.000
decided by 3-: none
margin: Johnson 2.571
FIRST SINGLES
Nou Chee YANG 2, Tu Lor PAW 0
(21-10, 21-10)
#1 Nou Chee Yang blitzed Tu Lor Paw at the beginning of set one with the first eight points. On Yang’s third service she added five more points for a 15-2 lead. It is hard to climb out of a 13 point hole so early in the match. That advantage set the tone for the rest of the day. Yang didn’t overwhelm Paw with winners, but Yang didn’t cut her own throat either. She only allowed eight points in both sets combined. Paw was triple that amount at 25. Paw had more winners in the second set than Yang (8-7), but could not squeeze a run out. The key segment in that set came on Yang’s fifth service when she added five more to her totals (13-5) including two deep aces. The pattern was similar to the first set—-a deep whole early.
| Category | YANG | PAW |
| Side out | 7/13-.538 | 5/14-.357 |
| 3+ Runs | 6 | 2 |
| Longest point string | 8 | 3 |
| SERVING | ||
| Service points | 29 | 7 |
| Serving % | 42/43-.977 | 16/19-.842 |
| Point generated off serve | ||
| Short/ pts w | 3/2-.667 | 2/0-.000 |
| Deep/ pts w | 40/27-.675 | 7/16-.438 |
| POINTS | ||
| Overall points | 42 | 20 |
| Points after 11 | 20 | 13 |
| Points after own errors | 4 | 7 |
| STROKES | ||
| Strokes | 157 | 64 |
| Strokes per point | 3.738 | 3.200 |
| 5+ rallies | 14(.333) | 3(.150) |
| 2- rallies | 18(.429) | 9(.750) |
| WINNERS | 17(.405) | 12(.600) |
| Aces | 2(.118) | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Clears | 2(.118) | 3(.120) |
| Drives | 0 | 0 |
| Drops | 5(.294) | 0 |
| Soft drives | 4(.235) | 5(.417) |
| Smashes | 4(.235) | 4(.333) |
| ERRORS | 8(.400) | 25(.595) |
| Deep | 0 | 3(.120) |
| Net | 4(.500) | 9(.360) |
| Wide | 3(.375) | 10(.400) |
| Serve | 1(.125) | 3(.120) |
| WINNER LOCATION | ||
| Back line | 5(.294) | 4(.333) |
| Middle | 3(.176) | 4(.333) |
| Front line | 9(.529) | 4(.333) |
| Left | 7(.412) | 6(.500) |
| Right | 11(.647) | 6(.500) |
| W:E Ratio | 2.125 | 0.480 |
| Margin | 11.000 | |
| Set Point % | 2/3-.667 | |
| Time | 13:03.09 |