After a slow start, the No. 7 Hokies rattled off six-straight match wins to improve to 9-1 on the season. Tech has now defeated its archrival in eight-straight duals dating back to January of 2015.
Two Hokies scored bonus points Friday night, each by major decision. Freshman Bryce Andonian and redshirt sophomore Hunter Bolen won 13-4 and 12-4, respectively.
The Hokies get their first ACC win of the season, while handing Virginia its second conference loss. Tech stands at 1-1 in ACC play this year.
COMMONWEALTH CLASH
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Results:
125: #2 Jack Mueller (UVA) WBF #13 Joey Prata (VT), 4:10
133: Louie Hayes (UVA) dec. Collin Gerardi (VT), 5-3
141: #18 Mitch Moore (VT) dec. Brian Courtney (UVA), 10-4
149: Bryce Andonian (VT) MD Denton Spencer (UVA), 13-4
157: #18 B.C. LaPrade (VT) dec. Justin McCoy (UVA), 8-5
165: #5 David McFadden (VT) dec. Cam Coy (UVA), 5-1
174: Cody Hughes (VT) dec. Vic Marcelli (UVA), 2-0
184: #2 Hunter Bolen (VT) MD Michael Battista (UVA), 12-4
197: #9 Jay Aiello (UVA) MD Stanley Smeltzer (VT), 13-4
285: Quinn Miller (UVA) dec. #18 John Borst, 6-4
UP NEXT
Virginia Tech will have an off-day Saturday before returning to action Sunday afternoon at Old Dominion. Sunday's dual will start at 1 p.m. in Norfolk, Va.
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