ACC Saturday Recap: Louisville Women Fall to Kentucky, UVA Crushes UNC

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During Saturday’s ACC swimming and diving dual meet action, the Louisville Cardinals split with in-state rival Kentucky, while Virginia put up a monster effort against North Carolina.

The Louisville women are considered a threat to win the ACC title this year, but their lack of depth hurt them against Kentucky, and they lost by a score of 161 to 139.

Mallory Comerford did her part, though, earning two individual wins on the day. Comerford touched first in the 200 free (1:46.53) and 100 free (49.21) and finished second in the 100 fly. The team of Alina Kendzior, Mariia Astashkina, Comerford and Casey Fanz won the 200 medley relay in 1:39.94.

But the Cardinal women posted just three other wins all day, courtesy of Grace Oglesby in the 200 fly (1:59.35), Fanz in the 50 free (22.93) and Michaela Sliney in 1-meter diving (277.20).

Louisville’s men, meanwhile, beat Kentucky for the 10th straight year, finishing with a score of 168.5 to 131.5. Freshman Daniel Sos swept the 100 (49.31) and 200 back (1:46.11), while his senior teammate Carlos Claverie won both the 100 (54.92) and 200 breast (2:00.11).

Andrej Barna also picked up two wins, in the 50 (19.89) and 100 free (44.29), while Nicolas Albiero won the 200 fly in 1:46.72. Zach Harting picked up the 100 fly win (48.24), and the team of Matyi Kovacs, Barna, Albiero and Harting won the 400 free relay (2:58.15).

Full results

North Carolina at Virginia

Competing for the second straight day against a Triangle area team after splitting with NC State, the Cavaliers dominated the Tar Heels in both the women’s and men’s competitions. UVA won the women’s meet 196 to 104 and the men’s meet by a final score of 192.5 to 101.5.

Virginia’s Jen Marrkand picked up two wins, in the 200 fly (1:57.07) and 500 free (4:49.01), and also winning two each were Mary Claire Tansill (100 breast, 1:02.74) and 200 breast (2:14.05) and Anna Pang (100 back, 53.57) and 100 fly (54.11).

UNC’s Caroline Baldwin entered the meet as one of the country’s top sprinters, but UVA’s Caitlin Cooper took her down in the 50 free, 22.13 to 22.19. But Baldwin got some payback in the 100 free, winning in 48.77.

Virginia’s Morgan Hill was not quite as quick in the 200 free as her 1:44.81 from Friday’s meet, but she comfortably won the 200 free in 1:47.07. Megan Maroney, who returned to competition in December after missing almost 18 months, got her dual meet win since 2016 with a 1:56.72 in the 200 back.

Other Virginia winners included Cece Williams in the 1000 free (9:57.82) and Kylie Towbin in 3-meter diving (355.05). Abby Richter, Vivian Tafuto, Pang and Cooper won the 200 medley relay in 1:39.74.

Aside from Baldwin’s 100 free triumph, UNC’s women had three victories on the day. Maria Lohman won 1-meter diving (288.53), Caroline Hauder won the 200 IM (1:59.97) and the team of Baldwin, Emma Cole, Brooke Bauer and Maddie Smith won the 400 free relay in 3:21.65.

Virginia’s men were just as dominant as the women, with Brendan Casey leading the way with victories in the 1000 free (9:09.90) and 200 back (1:46.28). Zach Fong also won two events, the 200 fly (1:46.53) and 200 IM (1:49.69). Samuel Schilling won the 200 free (1:38.36), Joe Clark won the 100 back (48.21) and James Casey won the 50 free (20.51).

Later in the meet, Virginia got victories from Ryan Baker in the 100 free (44.63), Matthew Otto in the 200 breast (1:58.60), Sam Magnan in the 500 free (4:27.29) and Bryce Keblish in the 100 fly (47.51).

Clark, Keefer Barnum, Keblish and Luke Georgiadis won the 200 medley relay (1:28.02), while Keblish, Clark, Baker and Georgiadis ended the meet with a 400 free relay win (2:58.44).

UNC’s only swimming win came from Valdas Abaliksta in the 100 breast (54.59), while Gregory Duncan swept 1-meter (355.58) and 3-meter (345.30) diving.

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Notre Dame at Florida State

Notre Dame completed a sweep of the Seminoles, capping off the two-day meet with final scores of 193-160 on the women’s side and 192-161 on the men’s.

Lindsay Stone and Abbie Dolan each won their second event of the meet for Notre Dame, with Stone winning the 500 free (4:50.98) and Dolan the 100 free (49.91). Alice Treuth completed the backstroke sweep with a 1:56.28 in the 200 back.

Florida State’s women picked up wins from Natalie Pierce in the 200 breast (2:14.62), Tayla Lovemore in the 100 fly (54.60) and Shelly Drozda in the 200 IM (2:04.81). Ayla Bonniwell won 3-meter diving with a score of 306.00.

FSU also took first in both women’s relays. Madeline Cohen¸ Pierce, Lovemore and Lexi Smith won the 400 medley relay in 3:40.52, and then the team of Lovemore, Emma Terebo, Leila Johnston and Smith won the 200 free relay in 1:32.47.

In the men’s meet, Robby Whitacre won both the 200 back (1:45.87) and 200 IM (1:49.97) for the Fighting Irish, while Zach Yeadon won the 500 free in 4:21.62 to add to his earlier win in the 1000 free. Tabahn Afrik won the 100 free (44.62), and Joseph Coumos won 1-meter diving (327.53). Whitacre, Steven Shek, Justin Plaschka and Afrik won the 400 medley relay in 3:14.30.

Florida State’s Matt Ankerholz won the 200 breast in 2:01.32, and teammate Kanoa Kaleoaloha won the 100 fly in 47.62. The Noles also dominated the meet-ending 200 free relay, with Chad Mylin, Joseph Plechy, Emir Muratovic and Kaleoaloha combining to swim a time of 1:19.76.

Georgia Tech at South Carolina

The Yellow Jackets picked up a split in Columbia, S.C., against the Gamecocks, with the men winning 168 to 130, while the women’s team lost by a score of 176.5-118.5.

The Georgia Tech men had four double winners in the meet, Rodrigo Correia won both the 100 (49.28) and 200 back (1:48.06), while Christian Ferraro won the 200 fly (1:45.92) and 100 fly (48.21). Noah Harasz took first in the 50 (20.72) and 100 free (45.09), and Matt Casillas swept 1-meter (346.95) and 3-meter (341.70) diving.

Correia, Moises Loschi, Ferraro and Harasz won a tight race the 200 medley relay, touching in 1:29.45, and then Correia, Ferraro, Harasz and Caio Pumputis ended the meet with a triumph in the 400 free relay (3:00.84). Pumputis also had an individual win on the day, touching with the top time of 1:36.74 in the 200 free.

The Georgia Tech women had far less success, scoring only two wins all day. Megan Young finished atop the field in the 100 back with her time of 55.40, and then Iris Wang won the 100 free in 50.99.

Virginia Tech, Michigan & Rutgers (women) at Ohio State

Virginia Tech picked up three victories during the four-team meet. For the women, Maggie Gruber won the 100 back in 53.96, while Ian Ho won the men’s 50 free in 19.92 and TJ Shinholser won 3-meter diving (370.58).

VT’s women beat Rutgers by a score of 218-82, but both teams were swept by Michigan and Ohio State. For the women, VT lost 224-76 to Michigan and 202-98 to Ohio State, while the men lost 196-104 to Michigan and 207-93 to OSU.

Florida Gulf Coast at Miami

The Hurricane women lost to Florida Gulf Coast by a score of 180-120. Miami earned three swimming victories on the afternoon, with Manon Viguier winning the 200 free (1:50.98), Karolina Hajkova touching first in the 100 back (56.06) and Roxanne Yu claiming the top spot in the 200 back (2:00.65).

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