SPORTS
Skidding Blue Devils try to rebound against Charlotte
By Sports Staff | April 24, 2012In the midst of a 2-9 skid, Duke will face Charlotte in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night.
In the midst of a 2-9 skid, Duke will face Charlotte in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night.
Despite top-20 individual finishes from Adam Sumrall and Julian Suri, the Blue Devils finished the ACC tournament in sixth place with a three-round total of 2-under-par 862.
Virginia continued its dominance at the ACC championship over the weekend, winning three of four races to take its 12th conference title in 13 years.
Duke will have the benefit of home-field advantage as it tries for its first ACC title since 2005.
The Blue Devils will look to get over their recent runner-up performances at this weekend’s ACC championship.
Losing six of their last seven contests, Duke will look to regain its groove as it takes a break from ACC play to host Southern Conference foe Davidson.
Assistant coach Glen Lanham has been promoted to replace Clar Anderson as head wrestling coach.
In a battle of the only two remaining ACC teams with perfect conference records, Duke dominated North Carolina from start to finish.
The 6-foot-10 forward announced his decision on Twitter this afternoon.
Duke will look to rebound in a midweek nonconference matchup with UNC Greensboro at 6 p.m. at Jack Coombs Field.