Men's Tennis Wraps Up Action At Bedford Cup

Friday, October 2

Orlando, Fla. / USTA National Campus

University of North Florida

Bedford Cup

Junior Joao Portugal Hitting A Tennis Ball

10/3/2026 3:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis

ORLANDO, Fla. – North Florida men's tennis continued its fall season at the Beford Cup hosted by UCF at USTA National Campus on Oct. 2-3 in Orlando, Fla.

Alongside UNF, players from Florida, Florida State, USF, FGCU, Stetson and UCF were in action during the weekend. Nine total Ospreys logged action.

The Ospreys opened the weekend with a doubles win from Gabriel Piqueras and Kyle Piqueras.

Junior Joao Portugal picked up a pair of singles wins on Friday to advance to the quarterfinal round of the red flight.

North Florida continues its fall slate at the ITA Southeast Regional Championship in Atlanta, Ga., from Oct. 14-19.

Friday Doubles Matches (Oct. 2)
Artem Lyapshin/James Newton (USF) def. Andreas Messis/Joao Portugal (UNF) 6-2
Hugo Magnusson/Tanner Povey (FGCU) def. Youssef Labbene/Aron Major (UNF) 6-4
Gabriel Piqueras/Kyle Piqueras (UNF) def. Brennon Chow/Harry Michalowski (FGCU) 6-4

Friday Singles Matches – Blue Flight (Oct. 2)
Blue Flight
Timeo Gaillard (USF) def. Andreas Messis (UNF) 7-5, 6-3
Ashton McLeod (USF) def. Youssef Labbene (UNF) 6-3, 7-5
Mark Havlicek (FAU) def. Andreas Messis (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
Gabor Hornung (FSU) def. Youssef Labbene (UNF) 6-2, 7-6(2)
Red Flight
Gustav Hasslegren (FGCU) def. Kyle Piqueras (UNF) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0[8]
Artem Lyapshin (USF) def. Enrique Pena (UNF) 6-2, 5-0 [RET]
Joao Portugal (UNF) def. Brennon Chow (FGCU) 6-7(2), 6-3, 1-0[4]
Gabriel Valdes (FGCU) def. Aron Major (UNF) 6-2, 6-4
Harry Michalowski (FGCU) def. Benjamin Scott (UNF) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0[4]
Lucca Acioly (FAU) def. Gabriel Piqueras (UNF) 6-3, 6-3
Stefan Correa (FGCU) def. Noah Sauer Jimenez (UNF) 6-3, 6-3
Joao Portugal (UNF) def. James Lorenzetti (STET) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0[7]
Vicente Couto (UWF) def. Aron Major (UNF) 6-4, 6-1
Bullion Sharp (FAU) def. Benjamin Scott (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
Mihnea Maftei (STET) def. Gabriel Piqueras (UNF) 6-0, 6-1
Kyle Piqueras (UNF) def. Mika Bunjes (FGCU) [RET]

Saturday Doubles Matches (Oct. 3)
Jean Deloziere/William Meyering (UWF) def. Noah Sauer Jimenez/Benjamin Scott (UNF) 6-3

Saturday Singles Matches (Oct. 3)
Red Flight
Artem Lyapshin (USF) def. Joao Portugal (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
Lucca Pignaton (FAU) def. Noah Sauer Jimenez (UNF) 6-2, 1-6, 1-0[4]