With the loss to the Blue Devils, Gardner-Webb fell to 12-11 on the season. Virginia, who lost to N.C. State, 22-15, earlier in the day, improved to 11-5 overall and 3-1 in the ACC with the win.
The Duke-Gardner-Webb dual meet started at 157 pounds and Gardner-Webb grabbed a quick 3-0 lead with Adam Glasser's 5-3 win over freshman Cameron Harms. Redshirt freshman Aaron Glover then tied the meet at 3-3 with a 6-2 decision win over Jordan Lowe at 165 pounds.
Senior Levi Craig put Duke up by three with a 7-3 win over Chad Davis at 174 pounds. After Gardner-Webb tied the match at 6-6 with Brandon Beach's 10-7 win over Dan Tulley at 184 pounds, the Blue Devils got consecutive wins at 197 pounds and in the heavyweight division.
Sophomore Konrad Dudziak registered a 12-4 major decision victory over Brent Blackwell at 197 while freshman Wade Van Sickle defeated Brandon Schweitzer, 3-1, in the heavyweight bout to put Duke up 13-6.
The Bulldogs closed the gap to one point by winning at 125 pounds and 133 pounds. Sophomore Kellan McKeon lost a close 6-4 match to Cortney Roberts at 125 while Gardner-Webb's Josh Pniewski defeated Michael Degli Obizzi, 10-5, at 133 to cut Duke's lead to 13-12.
At 141 pounds, sophomore Wes Kuser picked up four team points for Duke by earning a 13-3 major decision victory over A.J. Renteria.
Entering the final bout trailing 17-12, Gardner-Webb needed a technical fall or a pin from 13th-ranked Daniel Elliott to force a draw or pull out the come-from-behind win. Elliott and Duke junior Daniel Shvartsman battled back and forth during the match with Elliott pulling out a close 16-12 decision win. His victory was not enough as Duke held on for the 17-15 win.
Duke 17, Gardner-Webb 15
157: Adam Glasser (Gardner-Webb) def. Cameron Harms (Duke), 5-3 (0-3)
165: Aaron Glover (Duke) def. Jordan Lowe (Gardner-Webb), 6-2 (3-3)
174: Levi Craig (Duke) def. Chad Davis (Gardner-Webb), 7-3 (6-3)
184: Brandon Beach (Gardner-Webb) def. Dan Tulley (Duke), 10-7 (6-6)
197: Konrad Dudziak (Duke) major decision Brent Blackwell (Gardner-Webb), 12-4 (10-6)
HWT: Wade Van Sickle (Duke) def. Brandon Schweitzer (Gardner-Webb), 3-1 (13-6)
125: Cortney Roberts (Gardner-Webb) def. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 6-4 (13-9)
133: Josh Pniewski (Gardner-Webb) def. Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke), 10-5 (13-12)
141: Wes Kuser (Duke) major decision A.J. Renteria (Gardner-Webb), 13-3 (17-12)
149: Daniel Elliott (Gardner-Webb) def. Daniel Shvartsman (Duke), 16-12 (17-15)
The Duke-Virginia match began at 125 pounds and Virginia took a 3-0 lead on Anthony Burke's 6-3 win over sophomore Kellan McKeon. After a scoreless first period, Burke took a 3-0 lead in the match with an escape and a takedown. McKeon earned a point on an escape to make it 3-1 at the end of two periods. After closing the score to 3-2 early in the third period, McKeon fell behind 5-2 and could not recover. Burke scored two points on a takedown and was awarded a point for riding time for the 6-3 win.
At 133 pounds, Virginia's Eric Albright opened with a 5-0 lead over freshman Michael Degli Obizzi after a takedown and three back points. Degli Obizzi closed the gap to 5-3 with an escape and a reversal before falling behind 8-3 at the end of two periods. Degli Obizzi scored on a takedown to make it 9-5 late in the third period but could not get any closer as the Cavaliers took a 6-0 lead in the dual meet with Albright's 9-5 win.
Sophomore Wes Kuser got the Blue Devils on the board with a 7-2 win over Nick Alparone at 141 pounds. After taking a 3-2 lead into the third period, Kuser added an escape and a takedown to push his lead to 6-2. Kuser was then awarded one point for riding time at the end of the match for the 7-2 victory.
At 149 pounds, junior Daniel Shvartsman scored on two takedowns to take a 4-1 lead over Drew DiPasquale. DiPasquale managed to close the score to one point after consecutive escapes before falling behind 6-3 after two periods. Shvartsman scored on a reversal to start the final period and added three takedowns on his way to a 15-7 major decision victory. Shvartsman's major decision victory gave Duke a 7-6 lead in the meet.
Virginia's Mike Sewell took a 6-3 lead over freshman Cameron Harms early in the second period of the 157-pound match, scoring on two takedowns and two escapes. Harms managed to score on an escape to cut the deficit to two at the end of the second period. In the third period, Harms scored on an escape to make it 6-5 before surrendering six of the next eight points to Sewell. Sewell was awarded a point for riding time at the end of the match for a 13-7 victory.
At 165 pounds, Virginia's Damian Johnson took a 12-3 lead into the final period, scoring on two takedowns and two escapes to go along with six back points. The nine-point deficit proved to be too much for redshirt freshman Aaron Glover as Johnson used two more takedowns and a riding point to record a 17-4 major decision victory.
Virginia's Mike Grogan scored on an escape, a takedown and was awarded a point on a stalling call to take a 4-1 lead over senior Levi Craig entering the final period of the 174-pound bout. Craig scored on an escape to make it 4-2 before Grogan used a takedown to grab a four-point lead. Craig scored on two escapes late in the match before falling, 6-4.
After scoring on two takedowns in the first two periods, Virginia's Kyle Narkiewicz took a 4-2 lead over redshirt freshman Dan Tulley into the final period at 184 pounds. Narkiewicz added an escape to close out the match with a 5-2 win that put the Cavaliers up 16-7.
In the 197-pound bout, Duke sophomore Konrad Dudziak scored the only fall of the night for the Blue Devils, pinning Virginia's Brent Jones in 4:37. Dudziak's pin closed Virginia's lead to 19-13.
Virginia's Nick Smith answered Dudziak's pin with a pin of his own in the heavyweight bout. Smith pinned freshman Wade Van Sickle in 4:50 to cap Virginia's 25-13 win.
Dudziak and Kuser both went undefeated on the day for the Blue Devils. Dudziak had the most impressive day for Duke, scoring a major decision victory and a pin at 197 pounds.
The Blue Devils will return to the mats next Saturday with another doubleheader. Duke will square off against Columbia and Harvard in New York at 2 and 5 p.m., respectively.
Virginia 25, Duke 13
125: Anthony Burke (Virginia) def. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 6-3 (0-3)
133: Eric Albright (Virginia) def. Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke), 9-5 (0-6)
141: Wes Kuser (Duke) def. Nick Alparone (Virginia), 7-2 (3-6)
149: Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) major decision Drew DiPasquale (Virginia), 15-7 (7-6)
157: Mike Sewell (Virginia) def. Cameron Harms (Duke), 13-7 (7-9)
165: Damian Johnson (Virginia) major decision Aaron Glover (Duke), 17-4 (7-13)
174: Mike Grogan (Virginia) def. Levi Craig (Duke), 6-4 (7-16)
184: Kyle Narkiewicz (Virginia) def. Dan Tulley (Duke), 5-2 (7-19)
197: Konrad Dudziak (Duke) pins Brent Jones (Virginia), 4:37 (13-19)
HWT: Nick Smith (Virginia) pins Wade Van Sickle (Duke), 4:50 (13-25)
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