Harvard defeated Columbia, 29-16, prior to their dual meet against Duke. Harvard's record moves to 5-9-1 overall while Columbia's record moves to 8-8.
The Duke-Columbia dual meet started at the heavyweight division and the Lions jumped out to a 3-0 lead with John Grando's 7-3 victory over freshman Wade Van Sickle. Columbia extended its lead to 7-0 when Jeff Sato registered an 11-2 major decision victory over sophomore Kellan McKeon at 125 pounds.
The Blue Devils got on the board at 133 pounds as freshman Michael Degli Obizzi defeated Columbia's Eric Amstutz, 8-2.
Columbia rebounded after its lead was cut to four by winning the next six matches to close out the meet. Dean Kinports scored an 8-0 major decision victory over junior Philip Wightman at 141 pounds, Ricky Turk defeated junior Daniel Shvartsman, 17-11, in a close match at 149 pounds and Derek Sickles registered a 7-1 win against freshman Addison Nuding at 157 pounds.
Columbia's Dustin Tillman extended the Lions' lead to 23-3 by pinning redshirt freshman Aaron Glover in 4:37 at 165 pounds. Tenth-ranked Matt Palmer outlasted Duke senior Levi Craig, 9-4, at 174 pounds while Columbia's Sam Kuntz scored a major decision victory over redshirt freshman Dan Fox at 184 pounds.
Duke sophomore Konrad Dudziak ended the dual meet by dominating Nick Sommerfeld at 197 pounds, scoring an 11-0 major decision victory.
Columbia 30, Duke 7
HWT - John Grando (Columbia) def. Wade Van Sickle (Duke), 7-3 (0-3)
125 - Jeff Sato (Columbia) major decision Kellan McKeon (Duke), 11-2 (0-7)
133 - Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke) def. Eric Amstutz (Columbia), 8-2 (3-7)
141 - Dean Kinports (Columbia) major decision Philip Wightman (Duke), 8-0 (3-11)
149 - Ricky Turk (Columbia) def. Daniel Shvartsman (Duke), 17-11 (3-14)
157 - Derek Sickles (Columbia) def. Addison Nuding (Duke), 7-1 (3-17)
165 - Dustin Tillman (Columbia) pinned Aaron Glover (Duke), 4:37 (3-23)
174 - Matt Palmer (Columbia) def. Levi Craig (Duke), 9-4 (3-26)
184 - Sam Kuntz (Columbia) major decision Dan Fox (Duke), 10-2 (3-30)
197 - Konrad Dudziak (Duke) major decision Nick Sommerfeld (Columbia), 11-0 (7-30)
The Duke-Harvard match also started at the heavyweight division and the Blue Devils fell behind early again. Harvard's seventh-ranked Bode Ogunwole scored a major decision victory over freshman Wade Van Sickle to put the Crimson up 4-0.
After going up 6-4 with a win by forfeit at 125 pounds, Duke was forced to forfeit the 133-pound bout due to an injury to freshman Michael Degli Obizzi.
Duke junior Philip Wightman followed with what would be the highlight of the day. Facing 14th-ranked and undefeated Max Meltzer at 141 pounds, the Omaha, Neb., native scored a win by fall, pinning Meltzer in 5:48. Meltzer entered match a perfect 13-0 on the season before falling to Wightman.
Junior Daniel Shvartsman outlasted Harvard's Matt Button, 7-6, at 149 pounds to extend Duke's lead to 15-10 before Bobby Latessa's 4-3 win over freshman Addison Nuding cut the Blue Devil lead to two.
Harvard then took an 18-15 lead on Andrew Flanagan's technical fall win over redshirt freshman Aaron Glover at 165 pounds.
Senior Levi Craig pinned Harvard's Wesley Walker in 1:44 in the 174-pound bout to put the Blue Devils up 21-18.
The Crimson managed to tie the dual meet at 21-21 when Louis Caputo defeated redshirt freshman Dan Fox, 6-0, at 184 pounds.
With the score tied entering the final bout of the night, sophomore Konrad Dudziak scored a 5-1 decision win over Billy Colgan at 197 pounds to give the Blue Devils the 21-18 team victory.
"We had a phenomenal win against Harvard tonight," stated Duke Head Coach Clar Anderson. "The key to that match was getting pins from Philip Wightman at 141 pounds and Levi Craig at 174 pounds. We had to forfeit at 133 but we were able to overcome that. This was a great win for our guys. It was also great to see Duke alumni from the area at the match. It really made it a special win for us."
The Blue Devils will close out their regular season with next Friday's 7 p.m. dual meet at Princeton. Duke will then compete at the ACC Tournament on March 4.
Duke 24, Harvard 21
HWT - Bode Ogunwole (Harvard) major decision Wade Van Sickle (Duke), 11-2 (0-4)
125 - Kellan McKeon (Duke) won via forfeit (6-4)
133 - Robbie Preston (Harvard) won via forfeit (6-10)
141 - Philip Wightman (Duke) pinned Max Meltzer (Harvard), 5:48 (12-10)
149 - Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) def. Matt Button (Harvard), 7-6 (15-10)
157 - Bobby Latessa (Harvard) def. Addison Nuding (Duke), 4-3 (15-13)
165 - Andrew Flanagan (Harvard) technical fall Aaron Glover (Duke), 20-4, 6:18 (15-18)
174 - Levi Craig (Duke) pinned Wesley Walker (Harvard), 1:44 (21-18)
184 - Louis Caputo (Harvard) def. Dan Fox (Duke), 6-0 (21-21)
197 - Konrad Dudziak (Duke) def. Billy Colgan (Harvard), 5-1 (24-21)
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