Photos: Dutchmen Tennis Hit The Net Against Shen

On Thursday, June 3rd, the Guilderland Dutchmen boys tennis team battled Shenendehowa at home in the regular season finale to determine position for the upcoming team sectional championships. The Dutch lost 9-0 then battled Shaker in sectionals and fell 6-3.

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Big hit: Guilderland’s Mahen Bitkuri looks to hit a backhand shot in the first set of last Thursday’s matchup against Shenendehowa. Bitkuri lost in straight sets; 3-6,5-7 to Shen’s Wesley Poe. The Dutch team lost 9-0 to the Plainsmen.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Up it goes: Guilderland’s Pratul Amineni throws the ball up with his right hand to serve it up towards his opponent in Shen’s Rupin Pradeep. Amineni lost 3-6, 1-6.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Extending his arm: Guilderland’s Nihal Amineni reaches with his racket to return a shot towards Shen’s Ryan Stevens. Amineni lost 0-6, 0-6.

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Eyes on the ball: Guilderland’s Alex Lin has a look of concentration as he prepares to hit a forehand shot towards Shen’s Evan Hickey. Lin lost 2-6, 2-6.

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Eye on his target: One half of Guilderland’s doubles team of Akash Mishra and Alex Jambunathan hits a backhand towards their opponents in Shen’s Alex Barletta and Advaith Ramani. Mishra and Jambunathan lost 1-6, 2-6.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Teamwork: One half of Guilderland's doubles team of Ian Zhang and Suraj Kadajji serves it up in the first set of their matchup against Gabriel Lifshitz and Ribhav Mishra. Zhang and Kadajji lost 0-6, 1-6.