Xiaoming Yao
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- Hometown:
- Shanghai, China
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Chu Neng
News mentions
Xiaoming Yao became the fourth Pasadena City College women's badminton player in the past five years to reach the CCCAA State Individual Singles finals. However, her run, like the Lancers team finish on Thursday, ended as state runner-up on Saturday. The individual tournament took place May 10-11 at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
As expected, the Fresno City College women's badminton team proved too much for Pasadena City College in the CCCAA State Championship Final, 12-5, Thursday at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. The Lancers 2-year reign on the state first-place trophy ended, although their streak of state final appearances stands now at four in a row.
The outlook was bleak as the Pasadena City College badminton team trailed 9-8 entering the last doubles round of its SoCal Finals match against host San Diego City College on Wednesday. A loss in either of its No. 1 and No. 2 matchups would end the 2-time defending state champion Lancers titles run.
In sweeping a doubleheader at East Los Angeles College Friday, the Pasadena City College women's badminton team accomplished its 15th South Coast Conference title in the program's history, 10th in the last 11 years, and fifth straight under head coach Jen Ho.
At 6-0 in the South Coast Conference, the Pasadena City College women's badminton team is one match away from clinching the program's 10th SCC title in the last 11 years after defeating East Los Angeles, 17-4, on Friday.
The Pasadena City College women's badminton team ran its South Coast Conference winning streak to 44 in a row dating back to the 2014 season with easy victories over Compton, 21-0, on Friday and 18-3 at host El Camino on March 22.
Until last Friday, Pasadena City College women's badminton fifth-year head coach Jen Ho had never seen her team lose a match in regular season play. That streak of 49 consecutive matches along with a 29 wins in a row overall string were stopped in a stunning 19-2, non-conference loss at De Anza.
Playing against a mini 4-player Compton College squad, the 2-time defending state champion Pasadena City College women's badminton team won 12 of the 13 matches played to score a doubleheader sweep over the host Tartars, 13-0, and 12-1 on Friday.
The party continues for the 2-time defending, CCCAA state champion Pasadena City College women's badminton team. The Lancers opened the 2019 season with a 17-4 romp over visiting El Camino on Friday at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.