GAINSEVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis fell to Florida, 6-1, at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Florida clinched the doubles point and extended its lead with wins on courts one through five. Freshman Joao Portugal secured the initial set on court six, 7-6, and added to his margin in the second set, 4-1.

Portugal maintained that momentum to take court six in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. After he dropped the first set, freshman Jean Deloziere won the second set on court two, 7-6, before he fell in the third set tiebreaker.     

SINGLES

1. Henry Jefferson (UF) def. Andreas Scott (UNF), 6-1, 6-1
2. Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Jean Deloziere (UNF), 6-1, 6-7, 1-0 (10-3)
3. Bradley Paliska (UF) def. Bruno Vietri (UNF), 6-2, 6-2
4. Niels Villard (UF) def. Gianluca Filoramo (UNF), 6-1, 6-4
5. Rafael Segado (UF) def. Chase Healey (UNF), 6-2, 6-3
6. Joao Portugal (UNF) def. Francesco Cordova (UF), 7-6, 6-2

DOUBLES

1. Adhithya Ganesan/Henry Jefferson (UF) def. Andreas Scott/Gianluca Filoramo (UNF), 5-4, unfinished
2. Kevin Edengren/Niels Villard (UF) def. Chase Healey/Joao Portugal (UNF), 6-3
3. Rafael Segado/Ben Weintraub (UF) def. Bruno Vietri/Jean Deloziere (UNF), 6-1

MATCH NOTES

• UNF (2-10), UF (5-4)
• Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,4,5,3,2,6)

UP NEXT

North Florida heads to Macon, Ga., to battle Mercer at LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m.