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Duke Ends Day One at Philadelphia Invitational
1/18/2025 5:17:00 PM | Fencing
PHILADELPHIA - The Duke fencing squad opened the spring season Saturday at the Philadelphia Invitational, hosted by Penn. The No. 6 women finished an impressive 5-1 while the No. 10 men went a strong 3-2.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The sixth-ranked Duke women picked up wins over NJIT (25-2), No. 4 Johns Hopkins (DIII)Â (21-6), No. 7 Penn (14-13), No. 2 NYU (DIII) (16-11) and No. 8 Cornell (15-12) and fell to No. 2 Ohio State (16-11).
- The 10th-ranked Blue Devil men downed No. 15 NJIT (15-12), No. 2 Johns Hopkins (DIII) (15-12) and No. 6 Ohio State (16-11) and dropped decisions to No. 7 Penn (16-11) and No. 1 NYU (DIII) (18-9).
- The Blue Devil women were led by the saber and foil squads, which each finished 35-19 on the day.
- For the women, foilist Sophia Shen paced the team with 14 victories whilen Vanessa Lin (epee) was just behind with 13 and Charlotte Koenig (foil) with 12. Three saberists recorded 11 wins apiece. Â
- On the men's side, Duke was led by Joseph Glasson (foil) with eight wins while Samir Travers (saber) secured seven. Six Blue Devils captured six victories each. Â
- Full results from the competition can be found below.Â
UP NEXT
- Duke closes the Philadelphia Invitational on Sunday.Â
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No. 6 Duke Women | 5-1
No. 6 Duke def. NJIT 25-2 (S9-0, F9-0, E7-2)
No. 6 Duke def. No. 4 Johns Hopkins (DIII)Â 21-6 (S6-3, F6-3, E9-0)
No. 6 Duke def. No. 7 Penn 14-13 (S4-5, F5-4, E5-4)
No. 6 Duke def. No. 2 NYU (DIII) 16-11 (S6-3, F6-3, E4-5)
No. 6 Duke def. No. 8 Cornell 15-12 (S4-5, F7-2, E4-5)
No. 2 Ohio State def. No. 6 Duke 16-11(S6-3, F2-7, E3-6)
WOMEN'S EPEE
Monica Balakrishnan 5-3
Eiry Du 0-4
Rachel Kowalsky 6-6
Katie Lin 8-6
Vanessa Lin 13-3
WOMEN'S FOIL
Charlotte Koenig 12-6
Zizi Newhard 9-9
Sophia Shen 14-4
WOMEN'S SABER
Victoria Gorman 11-5
Kavya Menke 11-7
Natalie Olsen 11-5
April Zuo 2-2
No. 10 Duke Men | 3-2
No. 10 Duke def. No. 15 NJITÂ 15-12 (S6-3, F5-4, E4-5)
No. 10 Duke def. No. 2 Johns Hopkins (DIII) 15-12 (S4-5, F6-3, E5-4)
No. 10 Duke def. No. 6 Ohio State 16-11 (S7-2, F7-2, E2-7)
No. 7 Penn def. No. 10 Duke 16-11 (S4-5, F5-4, E2-7)
No. 1 NYU (DIII)Â def. No. 10 Duke 18-9 (S2-7, F5-4, E2-7)Â
MEN'S EPEE
Ethan Dennis 5-10
Ryan Pelosky 0-2
Allen Marakov 6-7
Kozmo Rhyu 4-11
MEN'S FOIL
Laith Elkousy 6-4
Joseph Glasson 8-3
Owen Li 6-4
Ryan Pelosky 2-2
Dayaal Singh 6-4
MEN'S SABER
Lev Ermakov 6-6
Joshua Lo 4-7
Justin Morrill 6-4
Samir Travers 7-5
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