Duke Set for 2026 ACC Fencing Championships

Saturday, February 21

Durham, N.C.

Duke University

ACC Championships

Beguinet Classic
Duke Fencing
Feb. 7, 2026
Duke Athletics

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Duke Set for 2026 ACC Fencing Championships

2/20/2026 12:13:00 PM | Fencing

Individual Results Team Results Watch (ACCNX)

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke fencing team is set to begin postseason competition this weekend, starting with the 2026 ACC Championships. The conference meet, hosted by the Blue Devils, is slated for Feb. 21-22 inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

HOW TO FOLLOW:

Live Results: Individual | Team
Watch: ACCNX

WHAT TO KNOW:

ACC Championship action begins Saturday at 8 a.m., with the men's individual competition, while the women's team competition starts at 1:30 p.m.
On Sunday, the women's individual championships commence at 8 a.m., followed by the men's team competition at 1:30 p.m.
Both the men's and women's individual semifinals and championship bouts, along with the team championships, will stream live on ACCNX. Coverage of the individual semifinals and finals begins at 11:30 a.m., with team event coverage starting at 2:45 p.m.
The conference meet features nine teams in the USFCA Coaches Poll, including all five ACC men's teams – No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 8 Duke, No. 11 Boston College, No. 12 Stanford and No. 14 North Carolina.
On the women's side, Notre Dame (No. 2), Duke (No. 5), Stanford (No. 11) and North Carolina (No. 15) are ranked.
The Blue Devils look to improve on their ACC Championship performances from a season ago. In the team portion of the 2025 conference meet, the Duke women finished runner-up, while the men tied for third.
Individually, women's saber Kunling Tong captured the silver medal and men's epee Allen Marakov earned bronze. Men's saber Lev Ermakov also had a solid showing, taking fourth.

WOMEN'S FENCING LINEUP

Individual Epee: Monica Balakrishnan, Eiry Du
Team Epee: Daniella Barg, Meera Desai, Vanessa Lin, Yeva Mazur
Individual Foil: Isa Cheng, Skylar Knight, Zizi Newhard
Team Foil: Charlotte Koenig, Rachel Koo, Zizi Newhard, Sophia Shen
Individual Sabre: Victoria Gorman, Hava Stone, April Zuo
Team Sabre: Kalina Atanasova, Natalie Olsen, Hava Stone, Kunling Tong

MEN'S FENCING LINEUP

Individual Epee: Ethan Dennis, Isaac Lief, Giulio Pech, Kozmo Rhyu
Team Epee: Ethan Boroditsky, Kyran Lin, Kozmo Rhyu, Peyton Young
Individual Foil: Laith Elkousy, Aidan Lee
Team Foil: Joseph Glasson, Owen Li, Dayaal Singh, Abdelrahman Tolba
Individual Sabre: Justin Glozman, William Holz, Justin Morrill, Samir Travers
Team Sabre: Lev Ermakov, Justin Glozman, Ethan Huang, Zachary Showman

LAST TIME OUT:

In its final tune up before the ACC Fencing Championships, the Duke men's fencing team rebounded from a slow start and delivered a strong close to the afternoon, notching three consecutive victories to close out the Beguinet Classic.
Lin totaled a squad-high 10 victories, with sophomore Owen Li (eight wins) and Boroditsky (six wins) rounding out the top-three.
The Duke women capped the weekend with a solid performance at the Miller Invitational, going 4-1 to close regular season competition.
Individually, Shen and Koo paced the efforts with eight and seven wins, respectively.
Full Recaps: Beguinet Classic | Miller Invitational