Ramirez's pin at 149 pounds gave the Tar Heels a 10-point lead that they would only build on throughout the night. Following the first major decision for UNC, a 12-1 win by redshirt freshman Nick Stabile (15-3) at 141, Ramirez (11-7) needed just 57 seconds to pin Duke's Mike Bell to push the Tar Heel advantage to 13-3.
Twelfth-ranked Keegan Muller followed two bouts later with his third straight dominating performance at 165, a 15-1 major decision over Aaron Glover at 165. The Dallas native improved his record to 18-3 and has outscored his last three opponents by a 43-1 margin.
True freshman Kyle Kiss (14-8) tacked on the Tar Heels' second straight major decision with a 12-1 defeat of Duke's Ben Wales at 174. After a Duke win at 184, sophomore Dennis Drury and junior Justin Dobies closed the match with back-to-back major decisions at 197 and heavyweight, respectively. Drury (11-9) scored an 8-0 shutout of Duke's Dan Tulley, while the 18th-ranked Dobies (19-5) posted a 13-4 major against Mike Tunick in the final bout of the night.
Also picking up wins for the Tar Heels were senior Drew Forshey (12-6) at 125 and redshirt freshman Thomas Scotton (12-4) at 157. Forshey got Carolina on the board in the first match with a 9-2 decision over Chapel Hill native Kellan McKeon, while Scotton contributed to UNC's run of five straight victories with a 7-3 decision over Voris Tejada, who entered the match with a 25-9 record, at 157.
Duke claimed wins from Bryan Gibson at 133 and John Barone at 184 for its six points.
The Tar Heels are back in action Jan. 25-26 at Virginia and Virginia Tech.
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