The score was even at 3 after matching decisions at 133 and 141, with Troy Heilmann winning for Carolina (10-4, 2-2 ACC) over Mitch Finesilver at 141.
No. 12 Joey Ward gave the Tar Heels their first lead of the night with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Evan Botwin at 141. It was just 1-0 after two periods with a Ward escape the only point before the redshirt sophomore scored a pair of back points early in the third. Botwin escaped but Ward was able to hold him off to secure the decision.
Duke (10-5, 1-3 ACC) won the next two bouts to take a 9-5 lead. Marcus Cain bested Christian Barber 6-4 at 159 before Immanuel Kerr-Brown edged Chris Mears in overtime at 157. Kerr-Brown and Mears were tied at 1 after regulation and neither man scored in the sudden victory period. Mears escaped quickly in the first tiebreaker period but was hit with his second stall warning to even the score at 2. Kerr-Brown then escaped in the second tiebreaker period to win it. The Carolina bench protested the stalling call and was penalized with a team point deduction after the bout.
Carolina then ran off three consecutive victories to take control of the dual. At 165, Ramos dominated throughout in an 18-7 major decision over Brian Dorsey. No. 19 John Michael Staudenmayer put the Tar Heels in front to stay with a 5-1 win over Trey Adamson at 174. After a scoreless first, Staudenmayer escaped and took down Adamson for a 3-1 lead. Adamson was unable to mount an attack and Staudenmayer rode out the bout for the win.
Marmoll's major decision at 184 proved to be the deciding bout of the dual. The redshirt sophomore trailed 2-1 late in the first before a pivotal takedown late in the period. Marmoll then rode out the second and got a 2-point near fall in process to lead 5-2 after two. He opened the third with a reversal and had the riding time point locked up, but a 3-point near fall at the buzzer made it 11-2 to give Carolina a vital bonus point.
Duke took care of business in the final two bouts but Chip Ness and Frank Abbondanza were able to limit their opponents to decisions to give Carolina the victory. Ness fell to No. 7 Conner Hartmann 6-0 at 197 before Abbondanza lost 5-0 to Brendan Walsh.
UNC has now won eight of its last nine duals heading into a home showdown with Virginia Tech next Friday, Feb. 20, in Chapel Hill.
Results:
125: Thayer Atkins (D) dec. Cody Karns (NC), 7-2 - Duke leads 3-0
133: Troy Heilmann (NC) dec. Mitch Finesilver (D), 4-2 - Tied 3-3
141: #12 Joey Ward (NC) dec. Evan Botwin (D), 3-1 - UNC leads 6-3
149: Marcus Cain (D) dec. Christian Barber (NC), 6-4 - Tied 6-6
157: Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D) dec. Chris Mears (NC), 3-2 (TB-1) - Duke leads 9-5*
165: #10 Ethan Ramos (NC) maj. dec. Brian Dorsey (D), 18-7 - Tied 9-9
174: #19 John Michael Staudenmayer (NC) dec. Trey Adamson (D), 5-1 - UNC leads 12-9
184: Scott Marmoll (NC) maj. dec. Jacob Kasper (D), 11-2 - UNC leads 16-9
197: Conner Hartmann (D) dec. Chip Ness (NC), 6-0 - UNC leads 16-12
285: Brendan Walsh (D) dec. Frank Abbondanza (NC), 5-0 - UNC wins 16-15
*Team point deducted from UNC
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