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UNC Opens ACC Action With Wins Over Yellow Jackets
October 21, 2011 | Swimming & Diving
Oct. 21, 2011
ATLANTA, GA. - The North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened Atlantic Coast Conference dual meet action Friday evening as the Tar Heels swept Georgia Tech at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. The Tar Heel men overcame a plucky Yellow Jacket team 170-122 while the UNC women defeated Tech 187.5-100.5.
The Tar Heels were particularly dominant on the women's side of the ledger against the Yellow Jackets as Carolina won 14 of 16 events in the meet. Senior Jenna Moore swept the diving events with scores of 278.25 on the one-meter board and 325.05 on the three-meter board. Fellow senior Laura Moriarty won a pair of individual events for North Carolina as she won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:01.75 and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:03.56. Moriarty also swam the breaststroke leg on the Tar Heels' victorious 200-yard medley relay.
Junior Katie Nolan won the 100-yard backstroke and also swam the butterfly leg on UNC's winning 200-yard medley relay while senior Sarah Tanner won the 200-yard backstroke and the third leg on the victorious 400-yard freestyle relay. Sophomore Katie Rechsteiner had an excellent meet as she swept the breaststroke events in 1:04.83 and 2:21.30. Freshman Kelsey Cummings was also a two-event winner as she swept the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:04.19 and the 500-yard freestyle in 4:57.02. Freshman Nikki Barczak was also a two-event winner as she anchored both winning relay units.
The Tar Heels won 13 events on the men's side with senior Steve Cebertowicz having a truly impressive day. He seized the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyles in blazing times of 20.46 and 44.45. Cebertowicz also anchored the Tar Heels' victorious 200-yard medley relay while leading off the winning 400-yard freestyle relay. Freshman Dominick Glavich also had a tremendous day as he went 1:48.49 to win the 200-yard butterfly and broke 50 seconds to capture the 100-yard butterfly in 49.99. Glavich also swam the breaststroke leg on the 200-yard medley relay team.
Junior Tom Luchsinger won a pair of individual events as he garnered top honors in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:40.58 while capturing the 200-yard backstroke in 1:51.14. Luchsinger also swam the butterfly leg on the 200-yard medley relay team.
Both North Carolina teams improved to 2-0 on the season and Georgia Tech falls to 0-2 on both sides of the ledger. Georgia Tech had opened its season with losses to Georgia while the Tar Heels had beaten East Carolina.
Carolina will continue its fall break road trip on Saturday when it competes on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Gabrielsen Natatorium. UNC's women's team dressed today in pink t-shirts for warmup to promote breast cancer awareness month.
FINAL MEN'S SCORE: NORTH CAROLINA 170, GEORGIA TECH 122
FINAL WOMEN'S SCORE: NORTH CAROLINA 187.5, GEORGIA TECH 100.5
Women's Top Performances
200-Yard Medley Relay: North Carolina (Sarah List, Laura Moriarty, Katie Nolan, Nikki Barczak), 1:44.71
1000-Yard Freestyle: Kelsey Cummings (UNC), 10:04.19
200-Yard Freestyle: Stephanie Eisenring (UNC), 1:50.86
100-Yard Backstroke: Katie Nolan (UNC), 56.25
100-Yard Breaststroke: Katie Rechsteiner (UNC), 1:04.83
200-Yard Butterfly: Laura Moriarty (UNC), 2:01.75
50-Yard Freestyle: Lexi Weber (GT), 23.82
One-Meter Diving: Jenna Moore (UNC), 278.25
100-Yard Freestyle: Emily Kelly (UNC), 52.05
200-Yard Backstroke: Sarah Tanner (UNC), 2:02.70
200-Yard Breaststroke: Katie Rechsteiner (UNC), 2:21.30
500-Yard Freestyle: Kelsey Cummings (UNC), 4:57.02
100-Yard Butterfly: Jordan Evans (GT), 55.87
Three-Meter Diving: Jenna Moore (UNC), 325.05
200-Yard Individual Medley: Laura Moriarty (UNC), 2:03.56
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: North Carolina (Stephanie Peacock, Danielle Siverling, Sarah Tanner, Nikki Barczak), 3:28.83
Records: UNC Women 2-0, ACC 1-0; Georgia Tech Women 0-2, ACC 0-1
Men's Top Performances
200-Yard Medley Relay: North Carolina (Patrick Myers, Dominick Glavich, Tom Luchsinger, Steve Cebertowicz), 1:32.51
1000-Yard Freestyle: Dan O'Connor (UNC), 9:25.16
200-Yard Freestyle: Tom Luchsinger (UNC), 1:40.58
100-Yard Backstroke: Jim Flannery (UNC), 51.12
100-Yard Breaststroke: Anton Lagerqvist (GT), 57.50
200-Yard Butterfly: Dominick Glavich (UNC), 1:48.49
50-Yard Freestyle: Steve Cebertowicz (UNC), 20.46
Three-Meter Diving: Brandon Makinson (GT), 336.23
100-Yard Freestyle: Steve Cebertowicz (UNC), 44.45
200-Yard Backstroke: Tom Luchsinger (UNC), 1:51.14
200-Yard Breaststroke: Anton Lagerqvist (GT), 2:05.57
500-Yard Freestyle: Sean Lane (UNC), 4:34.89
100-Yard Butterfly: Dominick Glavich (UNC), 49.99
One-Meter Diving: David MacDonald (UNC), 378.75
200-Yard Individual Medley: Wil Singley (UNC), 1:52.80
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: North Carolina (Steve Cebertowicz, Brock Park, Kyle Ficker, Evan Reed), 3:03.29
Records: UNC Men 2-0, ACC 1-0; Georgia Tech Men 0-2, ACC 0-1
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