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No. 12 wrestling falls in Chapel Hill

Cavaliers upset by unranked Tar Heels

No. 12 Virginia wrestling dropped its match against unranked North Carolina, 17-16, Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C. The match was one of runs and close calls — three bouts went into overtime with the final contest deciding the outcome.

Junior Nick Hermann and No. 13 sophomore George DiCamillo won the first two matches of the night to give the Cavaliers (10-5, 2-2 ACC) a 7-0 edge, but the Tar Heels (9-4, 1-2 ACC) rallied with victories in four consecutive weight classes.

Redshirt freshman Ethan Ramos, ranked No. 13, knocked off No. 2 senior Nick Sulzer, 6-4, in sudden victory. Sulzer blew a 3-1 lead going into the third period before losing the match on Ramos’ takedown. The defeat was the first for Sulzer in conference action since 2013.

No. 7 junior Blaise Butler, redshirt freshman Tyler Askey and No. 19 junior Zach Nye all won their matches to give Virginia a 16-14 lead with one weight class remaining. Both Butler and Nye required sudden-victory overtime.

Senior Frank Abbondanza gave North Carolina the win with a 5-2 decision over redshirt junior Pat Gillen. Abbondanza scored two takedowns in the second period to break a scoreless tie.

The Cavaliers will travel to Iowa City for a clash with top-ranked Iowa as part of the NWCA National Duals. The match is set for 2 p.m. on Feb. 15.

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