Photos: Dutch Tennis Hits Well At Individual Sectionals

On Tuesday morning, Oct. 19, the Guilderland Dutch tennis team fielded two doubles teams and had two singles at the Section 2 individual sectionals held at Central Park tennis courts in Schenectady.

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All bundled: Guilderland’s Raji Ramansany looks to hit a forehand shot during her first-round match against Emma WIllard’s Pitta Triyanond. Ramansany lost 10-6.

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Right off the strings: Guilderland’s Raji Ramansany hits a backhand shot back towards her first-round opponent Pitta Triyanond from Emma Willard. Ramansany lost 10-6.

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Peptalk: Guilderland’s Head Coach Deb O’Brien talks to her doubles team of Varsha Yerram and Jeanine Cao in between points in their first-round match against Lalman and Semper from Schenectady-Mohonasen. Yerram/Cao won 10-5 but fell in the third-round to Saratoga.

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Reaching out: Guilderland’s Jeanine Cao stretches her right arm out to hit a forehand winner at the net with her teammate Varsha Yerram looking on during their first-round match win.

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Nice job: Guilderland’s Meghana Bhupati high fives her teammate Joanna Chen,seeded fourth in the individual tournament, after hitting a winner during their second-round matchup against Scotia’s McGlauflin and Stark. Chen and Bhupati won 10-3 and then won their third-round match 10-2.

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Hard hit: Guilderland’s Meghana Bhupati smacks a forehand shot during her team’s second-round matchup on Tuesday morning.

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Starting up: Guilderland’s Katrina Setchenkov, seeded third, throws up her ball for a serve in her second-round match against Maggie Daniels of Catholic Central. Setchenkov won 10-3.

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Eyeing the line: Guilderland’s Katrina Setchenkov nails a backhand winner down the line against Catholic Central’s Maggie Daniels in the second-round. Setchenkov won 10-3 and advanced to the quarters after winning 10-2.