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Wrestlers Fall To Duke, Davidson At NYC Duals
January 11, 2008 | Wrestling
A victory for Mike Alvarez and a pair of forfeit wins were the
Princeton highlights during a tough day in New York City. The Tiger
wrestling program, which will break for finals before opening the Ivy
League season, fell 40-0 to Duke and 35-15 to Davidson Friday evening.
Alvarez, the junior 165-pounder, picked up his second win of the week with a tight 7-5 victory over Davidson's Kevin Cook. Princeton nearly pulled off a trio of other wins during the day, but freshman 125-pounder Tony Comunale lost a pair of one-point matches and senior Sam Ritter, who picked up a forfeit win over Davidson, also dropped a one-point decision.
A recurring issue for Princeton remains forfeit losses, as injuries continue to force head coach Chris Ayres to forfeit the 141-, 149- and 184-pound weights. Ayres is hoping to have a couple of injured wrestlers back in February, which would allow him to field a more complete team.
DAVIDSON 35, PRINCETON 15
125 - Ben Altman (D) dec. Tony Comunale 6-5
133 - Alex Rodsky (D) p. Robert Benitez, 4:38
141 - Jack Templeton (D) wins by forfeit
149 - Carl Sandercock (D) wins by forfeit
157 - Joe McGinley (D) dec. Aaron Casp, 9-6
165 - Mike Alvarez (P) dec. Kevin Cook, 7-5
174 - Trevor Lauvette (D) md. Travis Erdman 17-7
184 - Sam O'Hair (D) wins by forfeit
197 - Zach Morse (P) wins by forfeit
HWT - Sam Ritter (P) wins by forfeit
DUKE 40, PRINCETON 0
125 - Kellon McKeon (D) dec. Tony Comunale, 4-3
133 - Bryan Gibson (D) p. Robert Benitez, :45
141 - A.J. Guardado (D) wins by forfeit
149 - Mike Bell (D) wins by forfeit
157 - Voris Tejada (D) md. Aaron Casp, 13-1
165 - Addison Nuding (D) dec. Mike Alvarez, 8-2
174 - Ben Wales (D) dec. Travis Erdman, 5-2
184 - double forfeit
197 - John Barone (D) p. Zach Morse, 5:43
HWT - Mike Tunick (D) dec. Sam Ritter, 3-2