WEST POINT, N.Y. (January 31, 2026) – The Stonehill College men's tennis team came up short against NEC foe Long Island University, falling 4-3 Saturday afternoon at the Lichtenburg Tennis Center in West Point, N.Y. With the loss, the Skyhawks moved to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in conference play, while the Sharks improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in NEC action.

Stonehill secured the doubles point by taking two of three matches. Junior Alessandro Munoz and sophomore Guillermo Bennaton earned a default win at No. 3 doubles, before junior Jacob Borch-Nielsen and sophomore Hector Cebrian clinched the point with a 6-4 victory over LIU's Bassil Touban and James Vincent on the No. 1 court.

In singles play, the Skyhawks picked up two points via default at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, with wins awarded to Cebrian and sophomore Nicolas Arredondo, respectively. However, LIU swept the remaining four singles matches to claim the overall match victory.

At the No. 1 and No. 4 singles positions, Bennaton and freshman Benjamin Beaudry each pushed their opponents to three sets, but Touban and Victor Sjostrom ultimately prevailed to help secure the win for the Sharks.

Up Next
Stonehill (2-1, 0-1 NEC) closes out its weekend in West Point tomorrow morning with a match against Army at 9 a.m.

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