The Tar Heels ran off three straight wins - 37-3 over Rider, 20-18 over ACC rival Virginia and 28-13 over No. 6 seed Ohio State - before dropping a 24-13 bout to Chattanooga in the third-place bout.
Junior heavyweight Spencer Nadolsky went 4-0 Saturday to improve to a team-best 30-2 on the season. Junior David Dashiell was also unbeaten on the day, as he went 3-0, but the Tar Heels forfeited at 197 to Chattanooga in the third-place bout. Redshirt freshman Vincent Ramirez was 2-0 on the day at 141, but Carolina forfeited in the weight class to both Virginia and Chattanooga.
Carolina was 3-1 at 165 pounds, as senior Garrett Atkinson went 1-1 on the day, and junior Deon Barrett was 2-0 versus Virginia and Chattanooga. Sophomore Justin Dobies was also 3-1 on the day at 184 pounds, as was junior Bobby Shaw at 125.
The Tar Heels cruised against Rider in their first bout of the day, collecting wins in nine of the 10 bouts. Ramirez and Nadolsky each posted pins in the match.
In the second match of the day, Carolina fell behind early, but won four of the final bouts in the match to edge the rival Cavaliers, 20-18.
The Tar Heels remained alive thanks to their win over Ohio State, which was highlighted by pins for Shaw and junior Brian Baglio at 157. Dashiell also picked up a big major decision win at 197.
In the third-place bout with Chattanooga, Carolina won four bouts, including Nadolsky's 30th win of the season at heavyweight.
Carolina returns to action Friday, Jan. 20 against NC State at 7:30 p.m. at Carmichael Auditorium.
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