Photos: Dutch Victory at the Net
Getting off on the right foot is key for the girls on Guilderland’s tennis and volleyball teams as they strive to get good seeds for sectional play in the coming weeks of the fall season. On Friday, both teams were in action. The tennis team faced off against Shenendehowa at home and squeaked to victory, 4 to 3, after the third doubles team won a key match. Then, the volleyball team spiked a win against Columbia; 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14.
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Lifting up: Guilderland's Danielle Fedorchak prepares to toss up a serve in the first set. Fedorchak had 15 digs, one kill, and four aces.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Game yell: Guilderland's Juliana Venduro shows her game face as she attempts to block a Blue Devils spike. Venduro had five kills, six digs, and a block.
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Easy winner: Guilderland's Lauren Hoyle spikes the ball after Columbia floats it over the net. Hoyle had six kills, four blocks, and three aces. Amber Nunziato and Kendra Lebel led the Dutch with nine kills; Madison Mortier had 14 assists and Julia Norgrove had 15.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hard hit: Guilderland’s number-one player, Katrina Setchenkov powers a forehand winner against Shen’s top player, Yaurie Hwang, in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
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Going back: Guilderland's Lavanya Prabhaker, Guilderland’s number-two player, prepares to smack a forehand back to her opponent. Prabhaker lost in straight sets to Shen’s Brianna Werner, 2-6, 3-6.
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Return to sender: Guilderland’s number-three player Meghana Bhuptai hits a backhand winner in her straight-set win, 6-1, 6-0, over Shenendehowa’s Abby Bindelglass on Friday morning at home.
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Happy times: Guilderland’s number-two doubles team — Anushree Sripathy and Jeanin Cao — celebrates winning a point as both players leap off the ground in the first set of their three-set loss, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, to Shenendehowa’s Isha Advanni and Victoria Ines.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Serious concentration: Guilderland’s Gabby Gallacchi prepares to dig the ball up from a Columbian serve during the first set of the Dutch’s win on Friday evening. Gallacchi had 14 digs.