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Duke Posts 21-13 Win Over The Tar Heels In ACC Wrestling Action
2/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Feb. 3, 2004
Duke (5-4,1-0 ACC) registered wins in the final three bouts of the match to score a 21-13 come-from-behind victory over North Carolina (3-7, 1-3 ACC) Tuesday at Carmichael Auditorium. The win over the Tar Heels is the first for the Blue Devils since the 1972-73 season, snapping a 30-match losing streak to the Tar Heels.
With the win, Duke receives one point towards the Carlyle Cup, the all-sport competition between the Tar Heels and Blue Devils. North Carolina holds a 7-5 lead in the competition.
Following three consecutive wins by the Tar Heels' Mark Canty, Venroy July and Ryan Adams in the upper weight groups, North Carolina claimed a 13-10 lead, before Duke rebounded to tie the score at 13-13 with a 3-2 victory by freshman Christian Smith over Drew Forshey at 125-lbs. The win moved Smith's record to 22-11 on the season.
The Blue Devils then reclaimed the lead, 17-13, following an 11-3 major decision win by Adam Benitez at 133-lbs., and extended the score to the final margin with a 17-6 major decision win by Daniel Shvartsman over Travis Sickle at 141-lbs. Shvartsman is now 27-18 on the year with the 27 victories tied for the eighth most in a single-season at Duke.
The Blue Devils jumped out to an early 10-3 lead on the strength of wins in three of the first four bouts. Senior Andy Soliman posted a 6-4 win over the Tar Heels' Andrew Slack at 149-lbs. to open the match, but sophomore Ashton Buswell quickly tied the score for North Carolina with a 12-5 victory over Duke's Scott Doerr at 157. Buswell is now 12-16 on the year.
In the next two bouts, Blue Devil senior Michael Mitchell responded with an 18-6 major decision victory over Aaron Holt at 165-lbs., and sophomore Levi Craig downed North Carolina's Garrett Atkinson, 2-0, at 174-lbs. to give Duke the 10-3 advantage.
DUKE 21, NORTH CAROLINA 13149- Andy Soliman (DU) dec. Andrew Slack (UNC),6-4 3-0 157- Ashton Buswell (UNC) dec. Scott Doerr (DU),12-5 3-3 165- Michael Mitchell (DU) maj. dec. Aaron Holt (UNC), 18-6 7-3 174- Levi Craig (DU) dec. Garrett Atkinson (UNC), 2-0 10-3 184- Mark Canty (UNC) dec. Frank Cornely (DU), 4-2 OT 10-6 197- Venroy July (UNC) dec. Tim Marcantonio (DU), 10-4 10-9 HWT- Ryan Adams (UNC) maj. dec. Roy Williams (DU), 18-8 10-13 125- Christian Smith (DU) dec. Drew Forshey (UNC), 3-2 13-13 133- Adam Benitez (DU) maj. dec. Bobby Shaw (UNC), 11-3 17-13 141- Daniel Shvartsman (DU) maj. dec. Travis Sickle (UNC), 17-6 21-13
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