ATHENS, Ga. - North Florida men's tennis started its appearance with its first day of play at the ITA Southeast Regionals hosted by Georgia on Wednesday afternoon.

Lorenzo Messina, Jean Deloziere and Bruno Vietri all competed during day one at regionals, as Messina clinched a three-set comeback win over Maximo Oberto from Miami.

Messina also joined Vietri as a doubles pair against FAU, while Messina and Deloziere each played a pair of matches against Power Four opponents.

North Florida continues its week with the next round of matches at the ITA Southeast Regionals hosted by Georgia on Thursday, Oct. 17. The freshman pair of Messina and Deloziere will continue singles play in the consolation bracket of the qualifying draw, while Vietri will make his singles debut in the main draw.

Singles Competition
Parker Mariencheck (Georgia) def. Lorenzo Messina (North Florida) 7-6 [7-1], 6-1
Elias Sumann (Florida State) def. Jean Deloziere (North Florida) 6-3, 6-4
Lorenzo Messina (North Florida) def. Maximo Oberto (Miami) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
Owen DeMuth (Georgia Tech) def. Jean Deloziere (North Florida) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles Competition
Jiri Jenicek/Mark Havlicek (Florida Atlantic) def. Bruno Vietri/Lorenzo Messina (North Florida) 8-1