No. 9 Duke Women Go 5-1 at Elite Invitational

Sunday, November 19

Columbus, Ohio

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Elite Invitational

No. 9 Duke Women Go 5-1 at Elite Invitational

11/19/2023 8:31:00 PM | Fencing

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Duke fencing team closed out the Elite Invitational Sunday evening as the Blue Devil women went 5-1 in Columbus, Ohio.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The ninth-ranked Duke women picked up wins over No. 2 Notre Dame (17-10), No. 5 Northwestern (15-12), No. 5 Ohio State (16-11), No. 14 Stanford (16-11) and Cleveland State (24-3) before falling to No. 1 Princeton (14-13).
The ninth-ranked Blue Devil men went 2-3 with wins over Stanford (17-10) and Cleveland State (20-7). Duke fell to No. 1 Notre Dame (18-9), No. 3 Princeton (15-12) and No. 4 Ohio State (18-9).
Rachel Kowalsky (epee) headlined the women's squad with eight victories while Sarah Lurye (epee), Kunling Tong (saber), Victoria Gorman (saber), Christina Ferrari (foil) and Sophia Shen (foil) added seven wins.
On the men's side, Duke was led by captain Stephen Kim (saber) with 10 wins, while Daayal Singh (foil) and Allen Marakov (epee) secured eight in their respective weapons.
Full results from the competition can be found below.

QUOTE

"Being with the Duke fencing team today was amazing. The women were fantastic, and the men showed real determination on the fencing strips, making me really proud. Winning against Notre Dame, on the women side, showcased how strong and ready our team is. This marks the beginning of an exciting journey to build our identity and keep growing. [I] can't wait for more meets and the good things this season has in store for us. Go Duke!" - head coach Omar Elgeziry

UP NEXT

Duke will open its 2024 season at the Philadelphia Invitational Jan. 20-21.

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No. 9 Duke Women | 5-1
No. 9 Duke def. No. 14 Stanford, 16-11 (S4-5, F5-4, E7-2)
No. 9 Duke def. Cleveland State, 24-3 (S8-1, F9-0, E7-2)
No. 9 Duke def. No. 5 Ohio State, 16-11 (S8-1, F3-6, E5-4)
No. 9 Duke def. No. 5 Northwestern, 15-12 (S5-4, F5-4, E5-4)
No. 9 Duke def. No. 2 Notre Dame, 17-10 (S5-4, F6-3, E6-3)
No. 1 Princeton def. No. 9 Duke, 14-13 (S7-2, F0-9, E7-2)

WOMEN'S EPEE | 5-1
Sarah Lurye 7-4
Chloe Beittel 6-7
Rachel Kowalsky 8-5
Aretha Gao 2-3
Monica Balakrishnan 6-2
Vanessa Lin 3-1

WOMEN'S SABER | 4-2
Kavya Menke 2-2
Kunling Tong 7-5
Hava Stone 6-7
Natalie Olsen 4-3
Victoria Gorman 7-5

WOMEN'S FOIL | 4-2
Christina Ferrari 7-4
Rachel Koo 6-3
Skylar Knight 0-4
Sophia Shen 7-1
Zizi Newhard 0-2
Elisha Tan 2-0

No. 9 Duke Men | 2-3
No. 9 Duke def. Stanford, 17-10 (S6-3, F6-3, E5-4)
No. 9 Duke def. Cleveland State, 20-7 (S7-2, F8-1, E5-4)
No. 4 Ohio State def. No. 9 Duke, 18-9 (S4-5, F6-3, E8-1)
No. 3 Princeton def. No. 9 Duke, 15-12 (S6-3, F5-4, E4-5)
No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 9 Duke, 18-9 (S7-2, F6-3, E5-4)

MEN'S SABER | 3-2
Stephen Kim 10-5
Justin Morrill 6-9
Samir Travers 7-8

MEN'S FOIL | 2-3
David Tierney 6-5
Cam Evans 1-1
Dayaal Singh 8-5
Noah Nager 5-2
Tuna Korkmaz 4-8

MEN'S EPEE | 3-2
Xavier Ghazaleh 1-5
Allen Marakov 8-4
Xander Wilcox 2-3
Chandler Wimmer 4-6
Kozmo Rhyu 5-7