Tar Heels Welcome Two Top-10 Foes To Chapel Hill

CHAPEL HILL - No. 14 North Carolina will host back-to-back ACC dual competitions this weekend in Carmichael Arena when it welcomes No. 3 NC State at 6 p.m. on Friday and No. 8 Virginia Tech at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Friday night's dual will be broadcast on the ACC Network, while Saturday's contest will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. There will be no general attendance for either event.

UNC (2-0, 1-0 ACC) enters the weekend following a 29-9 win over Duke last Friday to begin its conference competition. The team has six wrestlers ranked in Intermat's weekly rankings: No. 1 Austin O'Connor (149), No. 8 Kennedy Monday (165), No. 9 Devin Kane (174), No. 10 Zach Sherman (141), No. 11 Jaime Hernandez (133) and No. 15 Clay Lautt (184).

NC State (4-0, 2-0 ACC) has posted conference wins against Virginia and No. 12 Pittsburgh. The Wolfpack have a 21-match dual meet winning streak. The team is led by No. 2 Hayden Hidlay (157), No. 4 Trent Hidlay (184) and No. 4 Jakob Camacho (125).

Virginia Tech (5-0, 1-0 ACC) is coming off of a 19-15 win over Virginia last weekend to kick off its conference schedule. The Hokies will wrestle Duke in Durham on Friday before coming to Chapel Hill for the Saturday contest. Returning national champion, No. 1 Mekhi Lewis, leads the way for Virginia Tech.

Last year, UNC defeated third-ranked Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, 23-10. The Tar Heels fell to NC State in Raleigh, a tight 19-14 dual meet.

North Carolina Probables

125: Wil Guida, Fr. OR Julian Tagg, Fr.
133: No. 11 Jaime Hernandez, R-Jr.
141: No. 10 Zach Sherman, R-Jr.
149: No. 1 Austin O'Connor, R-Jr.
157: Josh McClure, R-Sr.
165: No. 8 Kennedy Monday, R-Sr.
174: No. 9 Devin Kane, R-Jr. OR Hunter Queen, R-Jr. OR Blah Dahnweih, R-Fr. OR No. 15 Clay Lautt, R-Jr. (184) OR Chasen Blair, R-Jr.
184: Devin Kane, R-Jr. OR Hunter Queen, R-Jr. OR Blah Dahnweih, R-Fr. OR Clay Lautt, R-Jr. OR Chasen Blair, R-Jr.
197: Max Shaw, R-Fr.
285: Andrew Gunning, R-Sr. OR Brandon Whitman, Jr.

NC State Probables

125: No. 4 Jakob Camacho
133: No. 14 Jarrett Trombley
141: No. 11 Tariq Wilson
149: Ed Scott
157: No. 2 Hayden Hidlay
165: No. 15 Thomas Bullard
174: No. 11 Daniel Bullard
184: No. 4 Trent Hidlay
197: Nick Reenan 4-1 OR No. 17 Isaac Trumble
285: No. 18 Deonte Wilson

Virginia Tech Probables

125: No. 10 Sam Latona
133: No. 8 Korbin Myers
141: Sam Hillegas OR Collin Gerardi
149: No. 12 Bryce Andonian
157: Connor Brady OR Clayton Ulrey
165: No. 1 Mekhi Lewis
174: Dakota Howard
184: No. 2 Hunter Bolen
197: Andy Smith OR Stan Smeltzer
285: No. 15 John Borst OR Hunter Catka

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Players Mentioned

Chasen Blair

Blah Dahnweih

Wil Guida

Andrew Gunning

Jaime Hernandez

Devin Kane

Clay Lautt

Josh McClure

Kennedy Monday

Austin O'Connor

Hunter Queen

Max Shaw

Zach Sherman

Julian Tagg

Brandon Whitman

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