STONINGTON — The Stonington boys tennis team's quest for a state championship three-peat came up just short last spring. After winning Class S's title in 2023 and 2024, the Bears were tied 3-3 against Suffield in the semifinals and held match point in a doubles match. But Suffield's duo took the last three points to edge out a victory in the decisive match to win, 4-3. Suffield went on to down Northwest Catholic, 5-2, for its first CIAC state crown, leaving Stonington coach John Adriano wondering what would have happened if the Bears got the elusive tie breaker. "In my opinion, Suffield-Stonington was for the state title and the final match result proved that," Adriano said. "You can't get only closer, mathematically, than we did against Suffield." Getting to the brink of a champions

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