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    Virginia Tech continues hot streak with win over Lehigh

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- 12th-ranked Virginia Tech won its seventh dual in a row on Sunday as the Hokies defeated No. 24 Lehigh, 23-9, in Grace Hall.

    Tech (7-2) won seven of the 10 bouts including four straight wins to start the match from 125 pounds through 149. Redshirt senior Zack Zavatsky, ranked eighth in the country, registered a minor upset over No. 7 Ryan Preisch, 7-2, that clinched the dual for the Hokies.

    The Hokies will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 1, when they travel to Duke for a 7 p.m. match.

    MATCH NOTES
  • The series between Virginia Tech and Lehigh is now tied at 3-3.
  • Zavatsky, who defeated Preisch in sudden victory in the quarterfinals at last year's NCAA championships to All-American for the first time, was trailing 2-1 in the third when he converted a takedown and caught Preisch on his back for a two count. The four-point move also helped Zavatsky clinch the riding time point, making the final score 7-6.
  • Zavatsky now has 99 career victories.
  • Ryan Blees' 8-3 decision over Cortlandt Schuyler was his fourth consecutive win and is now 11-9 on the season.
  • Joey Prata used two takedowns and riding time to start the afternoon with a 5-1 decision, his second victory of the weekend.
  • Mekhi Lewis registered his second tech fall of the season in the lone bonus point win of the match. He now has eight bonus victories this season.

    Results:
    125: Joey Prata dec. Luke Resnick (Lehigh), 5-1
    133: #14 Korbin Myers dec. Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh), 4-1
    141: Mitch Moore dec. Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh), 3-1
    149: Ryan Blees dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh), 8-3
    157: #18 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. B.C. LaPrade, 6-1
    165: #8 Mekhi Lewis TF Kent Lane (Lehigh), 22-7 (7:00)
    174: #7 Jordan Kutler dec. #6 David McFadden, 3-1
    184: #8 Zack Zavatsky dec. #7 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh), 6-2
    197: #7 Tom Sleigh dec. Chris Weiler (Lehigh), 7-2
    285: #7 Jordan Wood dec. #18 Billy Miller, 3-2
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