Photos: Dutch Fall To Bethlehem In Quarters After Beating Colonie
On Friday, May 12, the Guilderland boys’ tennis team kicked off its sectional play at home in a first-round matchup against Colonie. Guilderland won, 7 to 2, against Colonie but fell 8 to 1 to top-seeded Bethlehem.
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Center of the racket: Guilderland’s John Wang nails a backhand shot back over the net in the first set. Wang won 6-2, 6-3 over Colonie’s Matte Burbige.
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Eyes locked: Guilderland’s Gabe Cohen looks down at the ball as he smacks a forehand shot back over towards his opponent. Cohen won 6-1, 6-4 over Colonie’s Trey Coughlin.
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Power shot: Guilderland’s Akshay Muppidi brings his racket back as he prepares to hit a forehand shot. Muppidi won 6-4, 6-3 over Colonie’s Vaughn Pollack.
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Just a tap: Guilderland’s Brendan Cao looks at the ball to put the ball away for a winner at the net. Cao lost 4-6, 2-6 to Colonie’s Grant Pollack.
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Net front presence: Guilderland’s doubles’ team of Shreyas Namsani/Ahmed Kolaib stand at the net as they put away a winner. Namsani/Kolaib won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 over Colonie’s Chris Rennels/Jason Mauro.
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I got this: Guilderland’s Shreyas Srivastav hits a winner at the net as his teammate Aidan Gonzalez looks on. Srivastav/Gonzalez won 6-1, 6-1 over Colonie’s Mi-Son Hinkson Serrano/Charles Hug.
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Making a shot: Guilderland’s Shlok Prabhushetter runs up towards the net to hit a backhand shot. Prabhushetter won 7-6, 6-0 over Colonie’s Austin Kellerman.
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Two hands: Guilderland’s Austin Li looks at the ball as he prepares to hit a backhand shot. Li lost 6-7, 1-6 to Colonie’s Andrew Trimarchi.
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Full-out reach: Guilderland’s Akshay Sripathy raises as high as he can to get his racket on the ball. Sripathy/Brown won 7-6, 7-6 over Colonie’s Lucca Forenzo/Muhammad Shahzad.