The Knights finished second (6-2) in the Orange Empire Conference to Irvine Valley, the eventual state champs. The two losses were the first two for the Knights since the 2005 season. They had gone 34-0 from 2006 to 2008 and won the first three matches of the '09 season before losing to Irvine Valley on March 4.

Three Knights qualified for the CCCAA State Championships, held at Irvine Valley College from May 8-9. YingJing You, Jeannie Emathinger, and Shirley Barrios qualified in singles and the team of You and Emathinger qualified in doubles. All three Knights were also named to the the All-OEC First Team.

You made it to the quarterfinals in singles competition, Barrios made it to the finals of the consolation bracket and Emathinger was defeated in the second round.

In doubles competition, the You/Emathinger duo recovered from a second round loss and went on to win the consolation bracket.
 

Son Nguyen, is in his fourth year as head coach after one season as an assistant at SDCC.  In his first three seasons as head coach, Nguyen led the women's badminton team to a 34-0 record and three California State Championships (2006, 2007, 2008).

Son brings much experience to the program having taught and coached badminton at the high school level in San Diego and producing some of the top ranked female players in the area. He was also an assistant on last year's SDCC team.

If you would like to compete for the Women's Badminton Team at SDCC please feel free to contact me about any concerns or questions you might have. The 2009 team is looking for players like you. For more information please email: snguyen@sdccd.edu  GO KNIGHTS!!!