CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – First-year
Jack Crook took home one of the four Crimson victories to open the 2023 dual season Saturday at the Malkin Athletic Center. Captain
Yaraslau Slavikouski, first-year
Alex Whitworth, and junior
Joshua Kim were also victorious in their matches this afternoon. The Crimson ultimately fell to the University of North Carolina by a score of 22-12 to open its 2023 dual season.
The Crimson did start a comeback as
Joshua Kim and
Alex Whitworth won back-to-back matches to shrink the Tar Heel lead to 11-9 through six matchups.
Harvard Highlights
- At 149 pounds first-year Jack Crook delivered the Crimson's first win the of dual season. A back-and-forth match saw Crook defeat Zach Sherman via a takedown in the final seconds of the third period.
- UNC led 11-3 after four matches until Joshua Kim defeated Joey Mazzara 6-5 to shrink the Tar Heel lead to 11-6.
- Following Kim's victory, first-year Alex Whitworth stepped in at 174 pounds and muscled out a close matchup against Michael Goldfeder. Whitworth led 2-1 as the first period came to a close and the Dalton, Ga. Native was able to tag on two more points to hold on for a 4-1 victory to bring the deficit down to two.
- In the Crimson's last victory of the day, Yaraslau Slavikouski won a closely contested matchup against Aydin Guttridge by a score of 2-1. Slavikouski was able to escape early in the second period to open the scoring before securing the victory via a decision in the final seconds of the third period.
Next Up
The Crimson remain in Cambridge next weekend for a doubleheader against Binghamton University at 12:00 p.m. before a matchup against Cornell at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
Full Results
133: Jace Palmer (UNC) over
Dante Frinzi (HAR) (Dec 10-4)
141: Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over
Joseph Cangro (HAR) (MD 21-8)
149:
Jack Crook (HAR) over Zachary Sherman (UNC) (Dec 7-5)
157: Austin O`Connor (UNC) over
Trevor Tarsi (HAR) (MD 12-3)
165: Josh Kim (HAR) over Joseph Mazzara (UNC) (Dec 6-5)
174:
Alex Whitworth (HAR) over Michael Goldfeder (UNC) (Dec 4-1)
184: Gavin Kane (UNC) over
Leo Tarantino (HAR) (MD 21-8)
197: Max Shaw (UNC) over Michael Doggett (HAR) (MD 12-4)
285:
Yaraslau Slavikouski (HAR) over Aydin Guttridge (UNC) (Dec 2-1)
125: Jack Wagner (UNC) over
Diego Sotelo (HAR) (Dec 8-7)