Badminton Club Fundraiser A Huge Success

The participants of the fundraiser gather on the East Court of the Center
for Recreation and Sports to listen to president Jenna Cavuto go over
the rules and regulations. (Photo by me)

The Adelphi University Badminton Club raised a record total of $235 in its doubles tournament fundraiser that took place Tuesday evening on the East Court at the Center for Recreation and Sports.

A total of 18 teams came out and competed in the double elimination tournament. The event featured a main draw and a consolation bracket, where losers in the main draw competed in knockout format. Each of the matches was played best-of-three sets, but main draw sets were played to 21 points while consolation sets were played to 15 points.

"The event was great and was run really smoothly and efficiently," junior Chris Weihs, who is not a member of the team but came out to support them, said. "Being knocked out in the first round was pretty upsetting but life goes on! I had some good laughs and met some great people."

Each of the team's members teamed up with someone who is not on the team in the spirit of fairness and competition. The top two seeds in the event were the pairings of Cole Peters (a team member) and Chiwete Njokanma (who were dubbed Team "We Don't Lose" by Peters) and Alissa Montalbano (a team member) and Jimmy Lynn.

While Peters and Njokanma lived up to their seeding and made the final, Montalbano and Lynn were upset in the semifinals by the unseeded pairing of Tye Morrison and Dylan Daxon, who are teammates on Adelphi's varsity golf team. However, Peters and Njokanma, who is a junior on Adelphi's men's tennis team, proved to be too much for the Cinderella team in the final match. They lived up to their team name as they did not drop a set during main draw play and recorded a 21-7, 21-5 victory in the final.

For their efforts, Morrison and Daxon each received an Adelphi t-shirt, while Peters and Njokanma will each receive a $10 gift card to the venue of their choice.

The tournament marked the club's last organized event for the fall semester.

"I couldn't be more happy with how the tournament went," club president Jenna Cavuto said. "It was great to see that many people come out and support us."

In a semester where the club's travel budget was depleted due to its trip to Virginia, the funds will go towards travel expenses for the spring semester.

Check out some photos from the tournament below!

Club secretary Daylynn Wu (near left) and her partner Kristen Caulfield
compete in doubles. (Photo by me)

Team member Jason Emanuel (near right) and team alum Donna Perino
teamed up for the tournament. (Photo by me)

Team member Donald Wunder (right) serves while his partner, Jonathan
Sclar looks on. (Photo by me)

(l to r: Dylan Daxon, Tye Morrison, Chiwete Nojkanma and Cole Peters
pose after their final match. (Photo by me)