Box Score SEATTLE, Wash. - North Florida men's tennis picked up the doubles point to start its West Coast weekend, but fell in the late stages of singles play, 4-1, against Portland on Friday evening.
The Ospreys earned the point in doubles competition with the pairings of
Andreas Scott and
Bruno Vietri, along with
Joao Portugal and
Chase Healey, each going 6-4. Scott and Vietri each had a chance to win a three-set battle on courts one and two of singles, but the rest of the flock fell in straight sets in what was a victory for the Pilots.
SINGLES
Andreas Scott (UNF) vs. Maxim Groysman (UP) 1-6, 7-6, 3-0, unfinished
Bruno Vietri (UNF) vs. Nikola Keremedchiev (UP) 4-6, 6-4, unfinished
Tom Garcia (UP) def.
Youssef Labbene (UNF) 6-1, 7-6
Lucas Kimelman (UP) def.
Gianluca Filoramo (UNF) 7-5, 6-4
Cade Fernando (UP) def.
Lorenzo Messina (UNF) 6-1, 6-4
Tannor Binder (UP) def.
Chase Healey (UNF) 6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES
Andreas Scott/
Bruno Vietri (UNF) def. Nikola Keremedchiev/Stefan Skobelev (UP) 6-4
Lorenzo Messina/
Gianluca Filoramo (UNF) def. Cade Fernando/Maxim Groysman (UP) 6-3
Chase Healey/
Joao Portugal (UNF) def. Lucas Kimelman/Tom Garcia (UP) 6-4
MATCH NOTES
UNF (1-4), UP (3-0)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,6,3,4)
OSPREY NOTES
- Much like the theme of the season, four freshman saw the starting lineup in either doubles or singles.
- Chase Healey earned his first win as part of a doubles team this season.
- UNF played Portland for the first time in program history on Friday.
UP NEXT
North Florida will continue its West Coast weekend against Utah on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 4 p.m. ET.
