Photos: Pickleball Comes To Guilderland High

On Monday afternoon, Guilderland High School hosted their first annual Pickleball tournament. The four-hour event organized by physical education teacher and coach Debra Murray featured 20 intermediate and advanced teams and 16 beginner and staff teams.

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Major spike: Curtis Snyder, former Guilderland soccer coach and boys’ tennis head coach, nails a smash back as teammate Julie Adamec looks on during their first match in the round robin

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Tippy toe: Guilderland’s Mady Hamilton leans forward to hit the ball with her paddle.

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Forehand winner: Guilderland’s Brandan Cao hits the ball with his paddle as his teammate looks on during the last round in Guilderland High School’s First Annual Pickleball Tournament on March 4.

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I got this: Guilderland’s Monica Bauer sticks her paddle out to make contact with the ball as her teammate, Maanya Nallauthu, starts across the court in Guilderland High School’s First Annual Pickleball Tournament on March 4.