RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU men's tennis was defeated narrowly by North Florida, 4-3, in its Atlantic Sun Conference opener on Sunday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.  
 
EKU (7-12, 0-1 ASUN) won the doubles point with victories on court Nos. 1 and 3.  Nuno Pinheiro and Fernando Bulnes had a wide win on court one with a 6-2 decision over Andreas Scott and Gianluca Filoramo.  The Colonels also had a 6-1 win on court three as Romeo Elfving Navarro and Pepe Miralles took down Lorenzo Messina and Joao Portugal.
 
In singles, EKU needed just three points in order meet the four-point threshold to win the match.  The Colonels fell short only picking up two individual wins from Bulnes and Adrian Contreras on court Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.  
 
Three of the six matches on Sunday went to three sets, highlighted by multiple tiebreak efforts from the participants on court Nos. 1 and 2.
 
North Florida 4, EKU 3
 
Doubles
1. Fernando Bulnes and Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) def. Andreas Scott and Gianluca Filoramo (UNF) 6-2
2. Jean Deloziere and Bruno Vietri (UNF) vs. Adrian Contreras and Ryan Kitchin (EKU) 5-3, unf.
3. Romeo Elfving Navarro and Pepe Miralles (EKU) def. Lorenzo Messina and Joao Portugal (UNF) 6-1
 
Order of Finish: 3,1
 
Singles
1. Andreas Scott (UNF) def. Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
2. Fernando Bulnes (EKU) def. Bruno Vietri (UNF) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6
3. Adrian Contreras (EKU) def. Gianluca Filoramo (UNF) 6-1, 6-4
4. Youssef Labbene (UNF) def. Romeo Elfving Navarro (EKU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. Jean Deloziere (UNF) def. Ryan Kitchin (EKU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Joao Portugal (UNF) def. Pepe Miralles (EKU) 6-4, 6-2
 
Order of Finish: 3,4,2,5,1,6
 
Next Up
EKU will play its next five matches on the road beginning with Stetson on March 21 in DeLand.  The Colonels will return to the Greg Adams Tennis Center on April 4 against North Alabama.