CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Notre Dame fencing programs continued their dominant stretch this past weekend in North Carolina, as the men’s and women’s teams combined to go 11-0, including six ranked wins. The Irish men improved to 27-3 after six wins at the Beguinet Classic in Durham while the women are 28-1 following five wins at the Miller Invitational.
The top-ranked men’s team was 6-0, winning four ranked matchups:
#1 Notre Dame 19, John Hopkins 8
#1 Notre Dame 15, #8 Duke 12
#1 Notre Dame 18, #13 NYU 9
#1 Notre Dame 19, #11 Boston College 8
#1 Notre Dame 18, Brandeis 9
#1 Notre Dame 22, #9 Penn State 5
The second-ranked women’s team was 5-0, winning two ranked matchups:
#2 Notre Dame 20, Brandeis 7
#2 Notre Dame 20, #5 Duke 7
#2 Notre Dame 24, #10 Penn State 3
#2 Notre Dame 19, Johns Hopkins 8
#2 Notre Dame 19, Boston College 8
In men’s epee, Christopher Chong posted a 14-4 record while Kenty Iyoki posted a 13-5 record. In foil, both Dominic Joseph and Nick Rusadze each collected 10 wins. Grant Dodrill paced the sabre team with a 13-5 record.
On the women’s side, both Sedna Gandhi and Zoe Kim logged 11-4 records in epee while Victoria Pevzner went 10-1 in foil. In sabre, Chelsea Delsoin was 13-2 while Magda Skarbonkiewicz was a perfect 7-0 in limited action.
The Irish will rest up before heading back to North Carolina for the ACC Championships on February 21-22.