Glover captured second place in the 165-pound weight class, falling to Belmont Abbey's Phil Bliss in the championship bout. Glover defeated Mike Lemieux of Central Florida and Virginia Tech's T.H. Leet to advance to the semifinals. In his semifinal bout, Glover pinned North Carolina's Garrett Atkinson, the defending ACC champion, in 5:25 to reach the championship match.
Tulley took home second place at 184 pounds after falling to Virginia Tech's Steve Borja in the championship match. Tulley reached the final round by defeating Newberry's Kevin Ryan, Penn State's Mike Ward and Kane Smith from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Shvartsman finished third in the 149-pound weight class, defeating UNCG's Andrew Krieger in the consolation finals. Shvartsman opened the tournament by pinning his first two opponents before falling to eventual champion Brent Metcalf of Virginia Tech in the semifinals.
Five other Blue Devil grapplers placed in the top-ten in their respective weight classes. Freshman Michael Degli Obizzi went 3-2 to place in the top-ten at 133 pounds while junior Philip Wightman went 4-2 on his way to a top-ten finish at 141 pounds. Junior Zach Weisberg and freshman Addison Nuding both finished in the top-ten at 157 pounds while freshman John Barone registered a top-ten finish at 174 pounds.
The Blue Devils will be back in action next weekend, competing at the Las Vegas Open Dec. 2-3.
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