The Mocs outscored Davidson 46-6 in a Southern Conference dual then defeated Virginia Tech 29-9 in the debut of UTC Head Coach Chris Bono.
Against Davidson (0-1), the Mocs claimed all but one match. Sam O'Hair pinned Kyle McKee at 184 pounds for the Wildcats' lone points.
Javier Maldonado scored a tech fall over Ben Altman at 125, and Josh Keefe registered an 18-5 major decision over Chris Panfili at 133.
Michael Keefe's first tech fall came against Jim Avola at 5:32. Aaron Martin (149) and Nick Lorenzano (197) each pinned their respective opponents, and Seth Garvin (165) and Lloyd Rogers (174) added three team points apiece with decisions.
Jake Yost (157) and Eric Rogers (285) each won their matches by forfeit.
After dispatching Davidson, the Mocs handed Virginia Tech its first dual loss of the season. The Hokies entered the night with a perfect 4-0 mark.
Other than Keefe's second tech fall of the evening, the Mocs (2-0) used major decisions from Maldonado, 2006 All-America Matt Keller (133) and Yost. Maldonado outpointed Sheridan Moran 14-3, Keller was a 15-2 winner over Matt Rosen and Yost recorded a 12-1 win over Matt Epperly.
Martin, Garvin and Rogers won their second matches of the evening. Newcomer Mike Marable scored an 8-2 victory at 197 over Tim Miller for his first career win.
Virginia Tech earned its nine team points at 184 and 285. Steve Borja pinned Kyle McKee at 184, and Jim Powers blanked Lorenzano 6-0 at heavyweight.
The Mocs travel to Columbia, Mo., next Sunday to compete in the Missouri Open at the University of Missouri.
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