Duke Goes 10-2 as Beguinet Captures 800th Victory

Sunday, January 29

Cambridge, Mass.

Duke University

Eric Sollee Invitational

Duke Goes 10-2 as Beguinet Captures 800th Victory

1/29/2023 7:19:00 PM | Fencing

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Duke fencing head coach Alex Beguinet captured his 800th victory as the Blue Devils went 10-2 overall Sunday at the Eric Sollee Invitational.

BEGUINET SECURES 800 WINS

With Duke's 10-2 record Sunday, Beguinet captured his 800th victory and now owns 802 career wins.
In his 38 years at the helm of the Blue Devils, he has coached two NCAA champions, 45 All-Americans and has helped Blue Devil fencers reach the NCAA Fencing Championship in 36 of his 37 years.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The 10th-ranked Duke women cruised to a 6-0 victory in the team scores with wins over Boston College (20-7), Brandeis (21-6), Brown (19-8), Haverford (26-1), MIT (21-6), and NYU (22-5).
The seventh-ranked Duke men went 4-2 overall with wins over Brandeis (16-11), Brown (18-9), Haverford (22-5), and No. 10 NYU (17-10).
Co-captain Christina Ferrari led the entire squad with a 14-0 ledger for the foil team, followed by Elisha Tan (foil) with 14 and Hava Stone (saber) with 12.
Epeeist Allen Marakov led the men's contingent with a 12-4 record, followed by foilist Finn Hossfeld (10-3) and saberist Stephen Kim (10-4).

TEAM SCORES
No. 10 Duke Women | 6-0
No. 10 Duke def. Haverford, 26-1 (F9-0, E9-0, S8-1)
No. 10 Duke def. Brown, 19-8 (F8-1, E5-4, S6-3)
No. 10 Duke def. NYU, 22-5 (F7-2, E7-2, S8-1)
No. 10 Duke def. Boston College, 20-7 (F7-2, E7-2, S6-3)
No. 10 Duke def. MIT, 21-6 (F9-0, E7-2, S5-4)
No. 10 Duke def. Brandeis, 21-6 (F8-1, E7-2, S6-3)

No. 7 Duke Men | 4-2
No. 7 Duke def. Haverford, 22-5 (F6-3, E7-2, S9-0)
No. 7 Duke def. Brown, 18-9 (F4-5, E8-1, S6-3)
No. 7 Duke def. No. 10 NYU, 17-10 (F6-3, E5-4, S6-3)
No. 7 Duke def. Brandeis, 16-11 (F8-1, E5-4, S3-6)
Boston College def. No. 7 Duke, 18-9 (F3-6, E3-6, S3-6)
MIT def. No. 7 Duke, 14-13 (F3-6, E5-4, S5-4)

UP NEXT

Duke will have a week off from competition before hosting the annual Duke Meet, Feb. 11-12, in Card Gymnasium.

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No. 10 Duke Women | 6-0
No. 10 Duke def. Haverford, 26-1 (F9-0, E9-0, S8-1)
No. 10 Duke def. Brown, 19-8 (F8-1, E5-4, S6-3)
No. 10 Duke def. NYU, 22-5 (F7-2, E7-2, S8-1)
No. 10 Duke def. Boston College, 20-7 (F7-2, E7-2, S6-3)
No. 10 Duke def. MIT, 21-6 (F9-0, E7-2, S5-4)
No. 10 Duke def. Brandeis, 21-6 (F8-1, E7-2, S6-3)

WOMEN'S FOIL | 6-0
Christina Ferrari 14-0
Catherine Flanagan 10-1
Rachel Koo 10-1
Elisha Tan 14-4

WOMEN'S EPEE | 6-0
Monica Balakrishnan 11-5
Chloe Beittel 12-2
Rachel Kowalsky 11-4
Sarah Lurye 8-1

WOMEN'S SABER | 6-0
Kavya Menke 8-3
Hava Stone 12-5
Kunling Tong 7-2
Anneke Zegers 11-6