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A.C.C. Dual Meet Results

Tech wrestling bounces back in a big way in Durham

Hokies sweep ten bouts, extend win streak over Duke to 19-straight

DURHAM, NC – After a rough outing in Blacksburg last Friday night, the No. 9 Virginia Tech wrestling responded in a big way by handling the Duke 45-0 in Durham on Friday night. The Hokies won all ten bouts – nine of the ten coming by way of bonus point victory – against the Blue Devils to improve to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in conference competition.
Redshirt freshman Eddie Ventresca got the nod for the Hokies and dual started against Duke’s Ethan Grimminger to kick off the evening. Ventresca shot early via low single and went straight to work with a cross wrist tilt for four nearfall to jump to a 6-0 lead. Ventresca would then add two more takedowns and a set for four back points to end the first period with the 14-2 lead. The Hokie would then take bottom to begin the second period and garner a quick escape right into a single for two to cap off the 17-2 tech fall.
No. 7 Sam Latona was clinical with six takedowns en route to a bonus victory over Logan Agin in the second bout of the night. Latona was up 2-0 at the end of the first then poured it on in the last two periods to collect five takedowns, an escape, and a riding time point to rack up the second bonus point victory for the Hokies with the 15-5 major decision. … rest of story at Hokiesports.com/news/2023/2/3/wrestling-tech-wrestling-bounces-back-in-a-big-way-in-durham

Pack Wrestling Dominates Virginia With 34-4 Victory in Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The NC State wrestling team recorded its second straight ACC victory in dominant fashion with a 34-4 victory at Virginia on Friday.
The Wolfpack (12-1, 2-1 ACC) won nine of 10 matches over the Cavaliers (6-5, 0-3 ACC), including five via major decisions and one via a technical fall.
NC State’s 34-4 victory over the Virginia marked its ninth straight win in the series, marking back-to-back 30-point triumphs over the Cavaliers.
No. 4 Ryan Jack opened the dual for the Pack in the 141 class with a 4-1 decision against No. 29 Brian Courtney. No. 17 Jackson Arrington then earned NC State’s second straight ranked victory when he registered a 10-2 major decision over No. 26 Jarod Verkleeren.
No. 7 Ed Scott made it back-to-back major decisions with a 12-4 win over Virginia’s Jake Keating. Scott used a four-point near fall in the second period to pull away from Keating in the third matchup of the night.
Virginia got on the board in the fourth match when No. 17 Justin McCoy defeated Derek Fields 8-0 for a major decision. No. 29 Alex Faison responded with a 6-1 decision over Hudson Stewart to make it 14-4 Wolfpack through five matches.
In the 184 weight class, No. 3 Trent Hidlay notched NC State’s third major decision … rest of story at Gopack.com/news/2023/2/3/pack-wrestling-dominates-virginia-34-4-in-charlottesville

No. 18 Pitt Beats UNC, Takes Control of ACC

PITTSBURGH—The Pitt wrestling team continued to control its own destiny in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 21-11 dual victory over North Carolina on Friday night at the Petersen Events Center in a nationally televised battle of the only undefeated teams in the league this dual season.
The Panthers (9-2, 3-0 ACC) won seven bouts by decision to beat UNC for the first time since 2015.
Pitt is off to its first 3-0 start to the ACC dual schedule since 2013-14 when the Panthers swept through a perfect dual record to win the conference title in their first season in the league. Keith Gavin‘s team now needs one win in its final two ACC duals against NC State and Duke to earn at least a share of the conference’s dual championship this season and can win it outright next Friday in Raleigh.
“That’s a really good win against a tough team,” Gavin said. “I liked our effort a lot. We’re wrestling really well right now at a good time, but we need to keep building off performances like this and continue to be consistent. This is a tough conference and anything can happen.”
The dual started at 197 pounds, with Pitt winning both upperweight bouts by decision to lead 6-0 thanks to No. 2 Nino Bonaccorsi, who improved to 11-0 this season, and No. 5 Dayton Pitzer.
UNC took the bout at 125 pounds, but Pitt responded with three straight decision victory by No. 6 Micky Phillippi at 133, No. 3 Cole Matthews at 141 and No. 29 Tyler Badgett at 149 – with no takedowns conceded in any of those matches. … rest of story at Pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2023/2/3/wrestling-no-18-pitt-beats-unc-takes-control-of-acc
The Tar Heels (6-7, 2-1 ACC) earned wins at 157 and 184 pounds, but Pitt sealed the dual with wins at 165 pounds by Holden Heller and a big upset at 174 – with Luca Augustine stunning No. 8 Clay Lautt in the tiebreakers by 2-1 decision. … rest of story at Pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2023/2/3/wrestling-no-18-pitt-beats-unc-takes-control-of-acc

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