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Feb. 16, 2000
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia wrestling teamreturned to dual match action tonight when the Cavaliers faced theirAtlantic Coast Conference rivals, the Maryland Terrapins, in MemorialGymnasium. UVa jumped out to an early 20-0 lead after the first fivematches and cruised to a 27-10 ACC victory. The win was the Cavaliersfirst in the conference this season.
Virginia’s Steve Mazzola (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edwards) put UVaahead 6-0 and for good in the opening match by pinning Maryland’s MaikeTomaino at 4:25 in the 174 pound class. UVa’s Ryan McGrath (Blairstown,N.J./Blair Academy) followed Mazzola’s fall with a 14-6 major decisionvictory over Mark Reid in the 184 pound class to make it a 10-0 Virginiaadvantage.
The Cavaliers’ Jimi Massey (Williamsport, Md./Williamsport) andJosh Etu (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) kept the momentum going for the’Hoos by posting 5-3 victories in the 197 lbs. and heavyweight class,respectively. Massey topped Maryland’s Bob Vorhies and Etu defeated JeremyDuncan. Virginia’s Steve Garland (Middletown, N.Y./Middletown), ranked7th in the country, earned a 14-3 major decision win over the Terrapins’Matt Pandullo in the 125 pound class to give Virginia a 20-0 lead afterclaiming the first five consecutive matches of the evening.
Maryland finally got on the scoreboard when the Terrapins wonback-to-back matches at 133 lbs. and 141 lbs. Maryland’s Brandon Yorktopped UVa’s Toby MacDonald (Venice, Fla./Venice) by the score of 6-5 at133 and the Terrapins’ Mark Mansuetto recorded a 16-6 major decisionvictory over Virginia’s Dave Takseraas (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) at 141 lbs.to make the team score 20-7 in favor of UVa through seven matches.
However, the Cavaliers would go on to claim two of the last threematches after UVa’s John Pozniak (State College, Pa./State College) posteda 12-4 major decision win over Grant Newman in the 149 pound class andVirginia’s Don Carlo-Clauss (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia) edgedMaryland’s Rob Booth by the score of 5-3 in the 157 pound class.
The Terrapins’ Josh Weidman defeated the Cavaliers’ Brian Muir(Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) by the score of 4-2 in the final matchof the evening in the 165 pound class.
With the win, Virginia improves its record to 4-5 overall, 1-1 inthe ACC. Maryland falls to 4-3 overall, 2-2 in the conference with theloss.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Sunday, February 20th whenVirginia competes against the North Carolina State Wolfpack and the DukeBlue Devils. UVa will wrestle N.C. State at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh,N.C. at 2:00 p.m. Following Virginia’s match with NCSU, the Cavaliers willtravel to Durham, N.C. to face Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 6:00 p.m.Both ACC dual matches were rescheduled after inclimate weather postponedthe originally scheduled dates set for January 28th (Duke) and 29th (N.C.State).
Maryland will return to action on Saturday, February 19th when theTerrapins face Old Dominion and Delaware State at 2:00 p.m.
| Wgt. | Results | Result | Team Score (V/M) |
| 174 | Steve Mazzola (UVa) def. Maike Tomaino (Md.) | Fall @ 4:25 | 6-0 |
| 184 | Ryan McGrath (UVa) def. Mark Reid (Md.) | MD 14-6 | 10-0 |
| 197 | Jimi Massey (UVa) def. Bob Vorhies (Md.) | 5-3 | 13-0 |
| HWT | Josh Etu (UVa) def. Jeremy Duncan (Md.) | 5-3 | 16-0 |
| 125 | Steve Garland (UVa) def. Matt Pandullo (Md.) | MD 14-3 | 20-0 |
| 133 | Brandon York (Md.) def. Toby MacDonald (UVa) | 6-5 | 20-3 |
| 141 | Mark Mansuetto (Md.) def. Dave Takseraas (UVa) | MD 16-6 | 20-7 |
| 149 | John Pozniak (UVa) def. Grant Newman (Md.) | MD 12-4 | 24-7 |
| 157 | Don Carlo-Clauss (UVa) def. Rob Booth (Md.) | 5-3 | 27-7 |
| 165 | Josh Weidman (Md.) def. Brian Muir (UVa) | 4-2 | 27-10 |