Ramirez's individual title marks his first as a Tar Heel and follows an impressive fourth-place finish at the East Stroudsburg Open. In the first two rounds of the Carolina Open, he won by technical fall and major decision. He then went on to defeat his opponents 7-0 and 1-0 in the semifinals and finals, respectively. Ramirez, a Durham native, now has a 10-2 record in open tournaments this season.
UNC heavyweight Spencer Nadolsky improved to 14-2 on the season after his second-place finish at Saturday's event. Nadolsky opened the tournament with a 3-1 decision over David Hazell of Appalachian State, followed by a 5-0 decision over Kelly Anundson of Newberry. He then faced teammate Dan Goetter, who forfeited in the semifinals. Nadolsky lost his only match of the day by a narrow 4-3 margin to UNC Greensboro's Tyler Shovlin. Goetter went on to claim fourth in the heavyweight division.
In other action for the Tar Heels, junior Bobby Shaw took second place at 125 pounds, while teammate Jared Royer captured third in the same class. Coming off of a second place finish at the East Stroudsburg Open, sophomore Alex Maciag won by technical fall and pin in his first two matches on Saturday. He then won a semifinal match over Chad Davis of Gardner Webb before losing to Jay Borschel of Virginia Tech in the 174 pound finals. Junior David Dashiell took second place at 197 pounds. Dashiell pinned teammate Dennis Drury to advance to the finals, but lost in the championship match.
The Tar Heels return to action on December 4 when they travel to State College, Pa. for the Penn State Open.
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