Scotia-Glenville just pulled off the unthinkable, grabbing their third straight Section 2 Class B girls’ tennis championship on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, with a dominant 6-1 victory over Ichabod Crane at Central Park in Schenectady, NY. What’s absolutely wild is that coach Geoff Olson himself admitted, “We didn’t see it coming, because we lost so many seniors last year.” Talk about reloading!
New Faces, Same Dominance: How They Did It
This wasn’t some veteran squad cruising to another title. Nope, of the nine Scotia-Glenville players who hit the court for the championship match, only *three* were part of last year’s two-peat team. Six newcomers stepped up, and every single one of them walked off as a champion. Olson said the team had “growing pains” early on as they integrated all the new talent, but man, did they figure it out. He said, “We just reloaded, and the girls believed, and they came through.” You love to hear it!
Leading the charge, as always, were the standout sisters and team captains, Isabel and Gabby Amurao. They absolutely set the tone, both notching identical 6-0, 6-0 wins in their singles matches. Isabel, a senior, crushed Libby Spensieri in the No. 1 singles spot, and sophomore Gabby mirrored that performance against Payge Cook in No. 2 singles. Having those two at the top of the lineup? Coach Olson knows: “Having them up top always helps your team.” No kidding! This 11-4 overall team just kept building momentum as the season went on, and now they’ve got another banner to hang.
Amurao Sisters Are Unstoppable and the Stakes Just Got Higher
For Isabel Amurao, a senior, this third straight sectional title is extra sweet. “It’s really exciting,” she said, “Especially because it’s my last year… It’s great that we were able to rebuild so fast, losing so many seniors last year and having such a different team this year and still doing great.” That’s the kind of resilience you wanna see. Both Isabel and Gabby have been on all three championship teams. That’s a dynasty, plain and simple.
But the work isn’t done. These Tartans now have a shot to match or even blow past last year’s squad, which made it to the semifinals of the Division 2 state tournament. They’ve got Class C/D champ Greenwich up next on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Central Park, with a spot in the Division 2 regionals on the line. And if that wasn’t enough, the Amurao sisters are diving right into the Section 2 singles tournament on Monday. Isabel, who was the runner-up last year to state champ Jolie Chichak, is the No. 2 seed. Gabby is right there as the No. 8 seed. Can they keep this insane run going? You bet we’ll be watching!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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