Intramural volleyball playoffs continue this week with quarterfinals and semifinals. The men’s open, co-rec, fraternity, sorority, and faculty and staff teams have progressed into the semifinals. Women’s open teams will finally see their first round of action tonight, beginning at 6 p.m.Reigning fraternity champions Phi Tau, currently ranked third, take on the No. 2 Kappa Sigma in what should prove to be a close matchup. Top seeded Sigma Phi Epsilon will face No. 5 Delta Sig Green on Thursday night.Last year’s co-rec champion I.H.O.P. continues to dominate the top seed, moving on to the quarterfinals after taking down No. 15 One Hit Wonders in a late match last night.Co-rec also has some cinderella teams making their way through the brackets. No. 33 Real Numbers knocked out No. 1 Salt-n-Pepa, while No. 20 Dominators rolled over the No. 13 Raiders. The co-rec league is the largest league, boasting a field of 41 teams. Jessica Pritchett, a freshman in animal science who is playing in both the women’s open and co-rec league this year, said she has enjoyed the competition of the playoffs.”It’s funny to see everyone get a little bit more intense and taking things seriously. Teams look like they play harder and give more effort,” Pritchett said. “Everyone is going after the infamous intramural champions shirt.” Devin Bueker, a sophomore in psychology, is a member of the No.6 Go Pack! Girls, who faces No.3 Sets on the Beach tonight for the first round of the women’s open tournament.”We’re excited to play. It’s definitely fun to go out and have a good time — and of course it’s cool to be in the playoffs, having a second shot at teams that were in our pool during the season,” Bueker said.In volleyball, just as any other intramural sport, many people are playing against their friends and classmates. Volleyball players play pickup at night during the week in Carmichael Gymnasium, and it is made obvious through their game play. Players like Dana Senko, a sophomore in biological sciences, meet with the same group during the week for pickup but see them on the other side of the net in a match.Sarah Mooney, a sophomore in business administration, is ready to see how her team, Notorious D.I.G., will perform in the playoffs. “Not all of us knew each other, and in our first game, it was obvious we were a little rusty, but we all played club in high school, so we had the skill and found a way to make it work for the other games,” Mooney said. “The games have been pretty competitive so far, so I can’t wait to see how the girls will do tonight.”