With the dual starting at 149 pounds, No. 3 Austin O'Connor and No. 16 A.C. Headlee won with back-to-back decisions to kick off the afternoon for Carolina. Their wins were followed by Sawyer Davidson's 8-4 decision over Chris Schoenherr at 165 pounds, his second dual-meet win of the season to give UNC an early 9-0 lead.
Clay Lautt blanked Andrew Berreyesa at 174 pounds, a 6-0 win to extend the team score to 12-0.
After Cornell took the 184-pound match, sophomore Brandon Whitman put on one of the most impressive performances of the season against No. 3 Ben Darmstadt. He fired out of the gate with an early takedown and kept pace for a full seven minutes. He won a 6-2 decision to push the dual meet in UNC's direction.
Cornell took a sudden victory match at heavyweight before Melendez's late-match heroics. Off of a scramble at the edge, Melendez locked up a cradle against Dom LaJoie late in the third period and finished a pin, securing the match for the Tar Heels.
Cornell won the final two bouts of the night, but UNC's early dominance proved enough for a 21-13 win.
The Tar Heels wrestle next against Virginia in Charlottesville next Friday, February 21st at 7:00 p.m.
Results:
149: #3 Austin O'Connor (UNC) dec. Hunter Richard (CU), 10-3 – UNC leads, 3-0
157: #16 A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. Adam Santoro (CU), 9-7 – UNC leads, 6-0
165: Sawyer Davidson (UNC) dec. Chris Schoenherr (CU), 8-4 – UNC leads, 9-0
174: Clay Lautt (UNC) dec. Andrew Berreyesa (CU), 6-0 – UNC leads, 12-0
184: Jonathan Loew (CU) maj. dec. Joey Mazzara (UNC), 12-3 – UNC leads, 12-4
197: Brandon Whitman (UNC) dec. #3 Ben Darmstadt (CU), 6-2 – UNC leads, 15-4
285: Brendan Furman (CU) dec. Andrew Gunning (UNC), 3-1 (SV1) – UNC leads, 15-7
125: Joey Melendez (UNC) pinned Dom LaJoie (CU), 6:31 – UNC leads, 21-7
133: #5 Chas Tucker (CU) dec. Jaime Hernandez (UNC), 4-1 – UNC leads, 21-10
141: Noah Baughman (CU) dec. #11 Zach Sherman (UNC), 3-1 (SV1) – UNC wins, 21-13
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