BLACKSBURG – The No. 9 Virginia Tech wrestling team will look to get back in the win column when they travel south to Durham, NC to battle the Duke on Friday night. The Hokies (7-3, 1-1) will face the Blue Devils (3-8, 0-2) in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the third week of ACC Friday Night Duals live on ACC Network Extra at 7 p.m. EST.
𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱.
— Virginia Tech Wrestling (@HokiesWrestling) February 3, 2023
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Friday Night Duals
Durham, NC
7PM
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No. 9 Virginia Tech Hokies vs Duke Blue Devils
When: Friday, February 3, 2023
Time: 7PM EST
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
How to Watch: ACC Network Extra
Live Updates: Hokies Wrestling Twitter
Hokies vs Blue Devils History
- Friday's match will be the 46th meeting between the two programs; Tech leads the series 33-12-1
- Tech rides an 18-match win streak against Duke stretching from 1/15/2005 to 2/4/2022
- The first bout between the two programs was a 15-8 victory for the Hokies on 2/17/1927; the largest margin of victory a 46-3 on 2/8/2020 while the smallest margin of victory came by 16-14 scorecard, both victories owned by Tech
Tale of the Tape
- The Hokies remain in the Top-10 for the tenth-straight week across three ranking polls – No. 9 in the NCWA Coaches' Rankings and No. 7 according to both Intermat and Flowrestling
- Tech fields ten ranked wrestlers via Intermat and/or Flowrestling for the ninth-straight week – Eddie Ventresca (NR, 21), Sam Latona (7, 7), Tom Crook (12, 10), Caleb Henson (8, 7), Bryce Andonian (5, 5), Connor Brady (26, HM), Mekhi Lewis (3, 3), Hunter Bolen (8, 8), Andy Smith (22, 20), and Hunter Catka (23, 17)
- Duke holds a lone ranked wrestler in No. 22 Jonah Niesenbaum entering Friday night
Looking Back at Last Week
- The Hokies are looking to rebound against last Friday's 12-26 defeat against Pitt
- Tech won three out of ten bouts via major decision by Caleb Henson, Bryce Andonian, and Mekhi Lewis
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No. 9 Hokies vs Blue Devils
Probables
125 – Eddie Ventresca vs Ethan Grimminger
133 – No. 7 Sam Latona vs Logan Agin
141 – No. 12 Tom Crook vs Christian Colman
149 – No. 8 Caleb Henson vs Patrick Rowland
157 – No. 5 Bryce Andonian vs Logan Ferrero
165 – No. 26 Connor Brady vs Gabe Dinette
174 – No. 3 Mekhi Lewis vs TBD
184 – Sam Fisher vs Luke Chakonis
197 – No. 22 Andy Smith or TJ Stewart vs Brayden Ray
285 – No. 23 Hunter Catka vs No. 23 Jonah Niesenbaum