CC Zandra Season 2016-17

As a Senior (2016-17)

• One of three team captains
• Playing No. 3, lost to Princeton, but beat Virginia and Columbia
• Lost first game against Columbia, then won match in fifth game
• Lost to Trinity 3-11, 6-11, 11-13 in the first round of CSA National Championships
• Won second match against Cornell 11-6, 10-12, 11-2, 7-11, 11-3
• Won consolation final against Yale 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6
• Advanced to finals of B Draw in CSA Individual Championships
• Finished season ranked 22nd in the country

As a Junior (2015-16)
• Competed in 16 matches and compiled 12-4 record
• Earned second-team All-American honors
• Finished season ranked as one of the top 10 Americans
• Won B Draw Flight at CSA National Championships 
• Rebounded from 7-3 deficit in fifth game to win 13-11
• Finished season ranked 17-20 in the country
• Helped team post first-ever win against Trinity 
• One of four Cardinal players to reach quarters or semis at the National Championships

As a Sophomore (2014-15)

• Appeared in all 16 matches for the Cardinal
• Shouldered the burden of the no. 1 position for 14/16 matches. 
• Won five matches at the no. 1 position
• Finished the season on a three match winning streak, all three wins coming in the Kurtz Cup, eventually won by Stanford

As a Freshman (2013-14)

• Notched a 9-7 record on the season while playing at the No. 1-3 spot in the order
• Became the first Stanford freshman since 2010 to qualify for a postseason individual tournament 
• Made the quarterfinals of the Holleran Cup after wins against Katherine Nimmo of Dartmouth in the round of 32 and Melina Turk in the round of 16 
• Posted a 1-2 record at the Howe Cup, winning in three sets against Melina Turk of Dartmouth 
• Won the first match of her collegiate career, defeating Rachel Au of Cornell 11-13, 11-8, 11-0, 11-4 at the No. 3 spot in the lineup 
• Moved up to No. 2 for a three-set victory over Caroline Sawin of Williams College 
• Closed out the season’s opening weekend with her first loss at the No. 3 position against Penn 
• Went 2-2 during a road trip to New Haven, Conn. with wins against Dartmouth and Bates and losses versus Yale and Trinity 
• Earned a victory against Brown and lost versus Princeton 
• Closed out the regular season with a straight set win over Kathleen Poa of Cal

International

• Competed for the United States in the Battle of the Border against Canada
• Won 15-under badminton championship at the 2009 Pan Am Games

The Ho File

High School

• A 2013 graduate of Groton School in Groton, Mass. 
• Three-time Boston Globe Independent School League MVP 
• Captained team in 2012 
• Placed third at 2012 and 2013 New England Regional Championships 
• Went undefeated in the regular season over four years 
• Ranked as high as No. 8 nationally in the U-17 rankings 
• Also competed in cross country and tennis at the Groton School 
• Three-time all-league selection in tennis 
• A 2009 National and Pan American Junior Champion for girls singles badminton (Under-15 division) 
• Ranked among the top 10 golfers aged 14 to 18 in New England in 2011
• CSA Scholar Athlete

Personal

• Born in Paradise Valley, Ariz. 
• Parents are Bernard Ho and Jennifer Lam 
• Father, Bernard, was a Hong Kong badminton champion at age 15 
• Majoring in computer science and compiled 3.75 cumulative GPA