The game itself was nothing remarkable, save for one thing in the seats that separated it from all the other Cardinal-dominated blowouts: a television camera.

Like true pros, the Cardinals played their games unaffected by the reeling tape watching their every move, some completely forgetting about it even though they were told about the camera before the game.

Wendy Tyler Senior Francis Lu anticipates to smack that birdie.

“They’re only gonna show good shots,” coach David MacFarlane said reassuringly in a pre-game address. “They’re not gonna show the duff shots.” In fact, one of the only minor adjustments the team made for the camera was that sophomore team manager Scott Lee and sophomore team manager Norman Huang decided to find a more secluded spot to change into their badminton shorts. The Cardinals played just as well as usual, winning all their games against Washington, just as they won their non-televised meets on April 10 against Marshall, against Wallenberg on April 17 and against Mission on April 19. This undefeated streak has given the team a laid-back attitude — nothing will shoot down their birdies of glory.

But this doesn’t mean they’ve stopped dead in their tracks. They continue to practice daily, which junior Nancy Mei said keeps them in shape and might be the reason why they’re winning.

The practice paid off the day SF Youth Sports came to shoot the footage. “Originally, we were going to cover boys’ volleyball, but once our producer heard we were doing Washington vs. Lowell Badminton, we said ‘forget it,’” said Damon Suitkin, the associate producer of SF Youth Sports . “It’ll look great on TV.”

Junior Angela Lee, however, disapproved of the highlights they aired. “They made us look hecka bad!” she exclaimed. “It was so biased.”

Lowell’s next game is at 4 p.m. on May 1 at Galileo. Catch them before the team becomes Gatorade-endorsed international superstars and all their games end up on ESPN.