Photos: Dutch Get Nipped By Bison
On Friday, April 5, the Guilderland boys’ tennis team kicked off its season against the Blue Bison of Shaker at Shaker High School on a cold and windy afternoon. The Dutch fell, 5 to 4.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Drop shot: Guilderland’s Akshay Sripathy slides to get his racket under the ball and hit it back over the net in the first set. Sripathy fell 1-6, 2-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Fully extended: Guilderland’s Akshay Muppidi reaches out with his racket in an attempt to hit it back towards his opponent. Muppidi fell 4-6, 1-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
On his toes: Guilderland’s Roger Sheng bends down to hit a forehand shot back towards his opponent. Sheng fell 0-6, 1-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hitting his shot: Guilderland’s Rajeev Rai stares at the ball as he connects with the ball with his racket for a forehand winner. Rai won 6-3, 6-1.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Squaring it up: Guilderland’s Shlok Prabhushettar looks at where he’s putting his serve in the first set. Prabhushettar fell 3-6, 2-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Net presence: Guilderland’s Camilo Diaz chips home a forehand winner as the ball just gets over the net towards him as his teammate James Gong looks on. Diaz/Gong won 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Big smash: Guilderland’s Brendan Cao hits an overhead winner back towards their opponents. Cao/Ryan Dennett won 6-3, 1-6, 10-4.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Going cross court: Guilderland’s Nathaniel Russaliab tries to fake out his opponent as he hits a forehand shot the other way. Russaliab fell 0-6, 1-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Good teamwork: Guilderland’s Kevin Roddy goes for a backhand shot as his teammate Vachan Prabhushbettar looks on. Roddy/Prabhushbettar won 5-7, 6-2, 10-1.