Men's Tennis Nearly Sweeps Slate at Stetson Invitational

Friday, November 8

DeLand, Fla.

University of North Florida

Stetson Invitational - Day 1

11/8/2024 10:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Ospreys Take Seven Singles, Three Doubles Victories on Day One

DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis flexed their muscles down in DeLand to kick off its final fall weekend with a dominant showing on the first day of the Stetson Invitational on Friday afternoon.

The Ospreys racked up a sweep of seven singles wins from all of their players, as well as three of their four doubles pairs taking victories in the first round of matches against ASUN foe, Eastern Kentucky. Six of the seven victories came in straight sets, while the seventh win came through retirement midway through a 3-1 lead in the third set.

In the doubles round, Bruno Vietri and Andreas Scott teamed up for a narrow 7-5 win, along with freshmen Lorenzo Messina and Jean Deloziere take down the Colonel pair, 6-3. Chase Healey was paired with a player from the Navy Midshipmen in what was another win, 6-4, against EKU.

North Florida continues its final fall weekend with the next round of matches at the Stetson Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 9, in DeLand, Fla.

Singles Competition
Andreas Scott def. Fernando Bulnes (EKU) 6-4, 7-6 [7-5]
Bruno Vietri def. Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) 6-0, 6-1
Lorenzo Messina def. Adrian Contreras (EKU) 4-6, 7-5, 3-1 [retired]
Jean Deloziere def. Kartik Parhar (EKU) 6-3, 6-2
Chase Healey def. Romeo Elfving Navarro (EKU) 6-3, 7-6 [8-6]
Spencer Dorosheff def. Darko Kolevski (EKU) 6-4, 6-1
Benjamin Scott def. Ryan Kitchin (EKU) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles Competition
Bruno Vietri/Andreas Scott def. Romeo Elfving Navarro/Fernando Bulnes (EKU) 7-5
Lorenzo Messina/Jean Deloziere def. Nuno Pinheiro/Ryan Kitchin (EKU) 6-3
Adrian Contreras/ Kartik Parhar (EKU) def. Benjamin Scott/Spencer Dorosheff 6-4
Chase Healey/Herrick Legaspi (Navy) def. Pepe Miralles/Darko Kolevski (EKU) 6-4