Class AA Sectional Match


 Saratoga and Guilderland played an exciting Sectional match this weekend.  All 3 doubles matches went to 3 sets.  Saratoga squeaked out a 5-4 victory.  I talked with two Guilderland players and got their thoughts about playing high school tennis.  Mahen Bitkuri - #1 singles player - talked about team bonding.  "During the match, we cheer everyone on.  It took some getting used to because I am used to tournaments."  Siva Balamurugan added "You are not playing for yourself, you are playing for the team.





Saratoga Springs 5 Def. Guilderland 4


Saratoga Springs 5 Guilderland 4
2022-05-14
Team Sectional
1S: Mahen Bitkuri(Guilderland) d. Vincent Devito(Saratoga Springs) 7-6 6-2
2S: Ian Hill(Saratoga Springs) d. Rajeev Rai(Guilderland) 7-6 6-1
3S: Ryan Clancy(Saratoga Springs) d. Michael Cheng(Guilderland) 6-4 6-4
4S: Declan Ladd(Saratoga Springs) d. Alex Lin(Guilderland) 6-0 6-4
5S: Kevin Rosas(Saratoga Springs) d. Akash Mishra(Guilderland) 6-2 6-0
6S: Zexi Wang(Guilderland) d. Grayson Detrick(Saratoga Springs) 6-0 6-0
1D: Siva Balamurugan & John Giordano(Guilderland) d. Sawyer Oppenneer & Toby Webber(Saratoga Springs) 4-6 6-3 6-4
2D: Noah Friedman & Hutton Snyder(Saratoga Springs) d. Gabriel Cohen & Ansh Garg(Guilderland) 6-4 3-6 6-3
3D: Suraj Kadajji & Akshay Muppidi(Guilderland) d. Sam Ostergren & Quinn Ragan(Saratoga Springs) 6-3 4-6 6-2

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