Box Score SEATTLE, Wash. - North Florida men's tennis won the doubles point and was tied a 2-2 against Power Four opponent Utah, but late tiebreakers in singles play loomed large in a 4-2 defeat on Saturday evening.

The Ospreys had big-time doubles wins from Gianluca Filoramo and Lorenzo Messina, as well as Chase Healey and Joao Portugal, to pull out a the point early. Andreas Scott and Bruno Vietri were tied at 5-5 on the first court, but it went unfinished after UNF secured the needed point.

In singles play, Portugal continued to impress with a straight-set victory on court six after Utah responded to get the score knotted at 2-2. Both freshmen Labbene and Filoramo were tightly contesting the second set on courts three and four, but both were unable to avoid the straight-set sweep to drop the match, 4-2.

SINGLES

Berk Bugarikj (UU) def. Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-2, 6-3
Emmett Potter (UU) def. Bruno Vietri (UU) 7-6, 2-3, unfinished
Max Relic (UU) def. Youssef Labbene (UNF) 6-4, 6-4
Dante Teramo (UU) def. Gianluca Filoramo (UNF) 6-3, 7-6
Reid Jarvis (UU) def. Lorenzo Messina (UNF) 6-3, 6-1
Joao Portugal (UNF) def. Gianluca Citadini (UU) 6-3, 6-1

DOUBLES

Andreas Scott / Bruno Vietri (UNF) vs. Reid Jarvis / Dante Teramo (UU) 5-5, unfinished
Gianluca Filoramo / Lorenzo Messina (UNF) def. Emmett Potter / Max Relic (UU) 6-3
Chase Healey / Joao Portugal (UNF) def. Dylan Applegate / Gianluca Citadini (UU) 6-4

MATCH NOTES

UNF (1-5), UU (3-1)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,6,1,3,4)

OSPREY NOTES

• Second straight win of the weekend in doubles for Portugal and Healey.
• Portugal notched his first collegiate win in singles in his weekend debut on the road.
• It was the first match in program history between UNF and Utah.

UP NEXT

North Florida will finish out its West Coast weekend against Washington on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m. ET.