On Saturday, May 11, the sixth-seeded Guilderland boys’ tennis team traveled to the third-seeded Saratoga in the Section 2, Class AA quarterfinals. The Dutch battled but fell to the Blue Streaks, 9 to 0.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting tall: Guilderland’s Roger Sheng stands on his tippy toes as he prepares to hit a backhand shot. Sheng lost 0-6, 3-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Stepping into it: Guilderland’s Akshay Muppidi stands on the ball of his left foot as he starts his swing to hit a forehand shot. Muppidi lost 1-6, 2-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Onto his toe: Guilderland’s Shlok Prabhushettar starts his swing as he gets his racket behind the ball to hit a forehand shot. Prabhushettar lost 2-6, 3-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Eyes on the ball: Guilderland’s Shreyas Srivastav stares at the ball as he prepares to hit a forehand shot. Srivastav lost 1-6, 2-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Quick hands: Guilderland’s Brendan Cao hits a backhand net shot as his teammate Ryan Dennett looks on. Cao/Dennett lost 2-6, 2-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Power serve: Guilderland’s Austin Li puts everything into his first serve as it heads towards Saratoga’s Liam Chartrand. Li lost 3-6, 0-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Leaning into it: Guilderland’s Nathaniel Russaliab fades to the left as he gets his racket onto the ball as his teammate Vachan Prabhushettar backs him up. Russaliab/Prabushettar lost 1-6, 1-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Low shot: Guilderland’s Camilo Diaz kneels on his right knee as he hits a forehand net shot as James Gong watches. Diaz/Gong lost 2-6, 5-7.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Looking at his spot: Guilderland’s Akshay Sripathy gets on both balls of his feet as he prepares to hit a forehand shot. Sripathy lost 2-6, 1-6.