Men's Tennis Adds Three Signees to 2024-25 Squad

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis finalizes its signing class with the additions of Youssef Labbene, Joao Portugal and Gianluca Filoramo to the Osprey squad, as announced by head coach John Collins on Wednesday afternoon.

"We are very excited to have Youssef [Labbene], Joao [Portugal], and Gianluca [Filoramo] join our program this upcoming January," said Collins. "All three guys have a proven track record for competing at a high level and we look forward to helping them continue their development, while competing for championships here at UNF."

Youssef Labbene

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Tunis, Tunisia
Height: 6-2
Previous School: Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis
Intended Major: Business Intelligence

Accolades

ATP points in singles and doubles.
Tunisian champion in singles and doubles.
UTR high mark of 12.55 with a No. 145 junior ranking.
Won the J5 Bizerte tournament in 2020 on clay surface.
Held a 7.9 singles World Tennis Number by the ITF.
Held a 11.2 doubles World Tennis Number by the ITF.
Overall record of 79-55 during juniors his career with a 39-25 mark on hard courts.
Overall record of 13-9 during juniors with seven wins on hard courts in 2024.

Personal Info

Son of Iheb Labbene and Najoua Labbene Lakhal.
Has one sibling, Soumaya (25).
Born on Sept. 11, 2004.
Nickname is "Lebs".
Fun fact is that he has a photographic memory.
Plans to major in business intelligence.

Joao Portugal

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Coimbra, Portugal
Height: 5-10
High School: Colégio Rainha Santa Isabel
Intended Major: Business

Accolades

International tournament champion for the Gran Canaria yellow bowl singles.
Also took home the title at the Equinócio winner singles tournament.
Won the J30 Algiers tournament in 2023 on clay surface.
Held a 13.0 singles World Tennis Number by the ITF.
Held a 19.2 doubles World Tennis Number by the ITF.
Career-high ranking of No. 401 in the ITF Junior rankings.
Overall record of 46-37 during juniors his career.
Overall record of 14-8 during juniors with a 4-1 mark on hard courts in 2024.

Personal Info

Son of Joao Portugal and Sandra Jasmins.
Merit student at Colégio Rainha Santa Isabel.
Born on Jan. 21, 2006.
Favorite professional tennis player is Novak Djokovic.
Pre-match ritual is listening to music.
Plans to major in business.

Gianluca Filoramo

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Rome, Italy
Height: 5-11
High School: Istututo Paolo Segneri
Intended Major: Exploratory

Accolades

Held a 17.4 singles World Tennis Number by the ITF.
Held a 20.8 doubles World Tennis Number by the ITF.
Reached the final of the Italian FIT Under 16 Championships.
Reached the doubles final in ITF J Rabat J60 and ITF J Casablanca J30.
Reached the quarterfinals in singles at ITF J Casablanca J30.
Recorded six wins during ITF juniors career.

Personal Info

Son of Paolo Filoramo and Giovanna Casati.
Has two siblings, Alessandro (27) and Francesca (20).
Born on Jan. 5, 2006.
Favorite professional tennis player is Novak Djokovic.
Pre-match ritual is listening to music while hitting balls.

Youssef Labbene

Joao Portugal

Gianluca Filoramo

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