COLONIE — The Guilderland tennis team hasn’t lost a meet since the beginning of the 2013 season. Monday’s scorching of Colonie took the win streak to 38.

And Guilderland cruised past Ballston Spa on Wednesday, taking the streak to 39.

At this point, saying that the Dutch are kicking butt would be an understatement.

After his straight-sets victory (6-0, 6-0) for Guilderland on Monday, Bill Dong told The Enterprise that he and his teammates enjoy the winning streak, and don’t want to see it end. “It’s part tradition — we’re always really good,” he said. “Everyone is dedicated to the goal of winning sectionals again.”

Guilderland is going for its third-straight Class AA title after winning in 2013 and 2014. The Dutchmen have made the finals 10 out of the last 11 years — it lost in the semifinals in 2009 — while capturing five championships over that time.

Head Coach Curtis Snyder said that his varsity boys’ tennis team has been the most successful team at Guilderland over the last decade. “The players put more pressure on themselves than I put on them — they’re so geared up,” Snyder added. “I try to settle them down a little, but they have their eyes on the prize.”

Snyder is a tad concerned about his players focusing too far into the future, but judging by Monday’s results at Colonie — Guilderland lost only eight games over nine matches — that doesn’t seem to be the case.

“They want to win the Suburban Council, get a high seed for sectionals, and make the finals, but there are important matches before that,” said Snyder. “There are some things that they could clean up — mental errors at times, bad choices at times. Also, the doubles teams aren’t really experienced.”

Guilderland dismantled Colonie without some of its best players. Alex Fedorov, the top seed; Michael Zhu, the second seed; and Salil Chaudhry, the fourth seed, all took a break on Monday, and watched their teammates on the court. This meant that some of the usual doubles players moved to singles, which opened up slots in doubles for some Dutch players who don’t see many competitive matches.

“We don’t want to overuse any players,” Snyder said. “I just want the team to win five out of nine matches. The guys just want to win.”

^{_{The Guilderland tennis team has won 39 straight meets dating back to 2013 as it looks to win its third consecutive Class AA title. Here, Bokun Chen follows through on his serve during a match against Colonie on Monday; he won, 6-1, 6-2. The Enterprise — Jordan J. Michael}}

If Guilderland had the choice, Snyder said, the team would want to win every meet, 9 to 0. Earlier in the season, both Columbia and Averill Park failed to win a match against Guilderland.

“In the end, a win is a win,” Dong said on Monday. “The individual scores don’t matter much; winning as a team is the important part.”

The dominant scores that Guilderland has been posting are deceiving, Snyder says. “Niskayuna, Saratoga, and Bethlehem are definitely making some noise, and they made us grind,” he said. “But we’re experienced enough to grind it out.”

Making such quick work against Colonie left most of the Guilderland players with time to kill. Basically, they were just hanging out, hitting the tennis ball back and forth, and fooling around.

Snyder says it’s important for high school kids to act their age. But Dong said that he and his teammates are committed to tennis, and dedicated to getting better, which probably doesn’t bode well for any of Guilderland’s challengers.

“I just like playing tennis,” Dong said, looking out at the now-empty courts, “and watching my friends play, too.”

^{_{Fun and games: It’s another successful spring season for Guilderland tennis. The Dutch won all nine matches against Colonie, quickly, on Monday, which left plenty of time to hang out. The Enterprise — Jordan J. Michael}}