NOTRE DAME, Indiana — The third-ranked Notre Dame women’s fencing team and fifth-ranked Notre Dame men’s fencing team made quick work of the competition at the Northwestern Duals on Saturday at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston. Both teams put together another undefeated weekend after the men’s team went 8-0 and the women’s team went 6-0.
The women’s squad put together an 8-0 day, including wins over three top-10 teams. They started the day with a convincing 18-9 win over No. 9 Northwestern and followed it up with wins over UC San Diego (19-8), Lawrence (26-1) and Air Force (24-3).
The women’s second ranked win of the day over No. 5 Ohio State 18-9 followed by strong wins over Stanford (20-7) and Incarnate Word (22-5). In their final match of the day, the women knocked off top-ranked Princeton 15-12 thanks to an 8-1 performance from the epee squad and a 6-3 mark from the foil team.
The women’s foil team had the top mark of the day after going a combined 60-12 through eight matches while the sabre squad went 56-16. The epee squad rounded the group out with a 45-27 record on the day.
The men’s team opened the duals with convincing wins over UC San Diego (17-10), Air Force (20-7) and Incarnate Word (21-6) while also taking down Stanford 16-11. The men picked up their ranked win of the day with a 15-12 win over No. 6 Princeton. In the final match of the day, the men finished the meet off with a 25-2 win over Lawrence.
The men’s sabre team had the best mark through six matches, going a combined 44-10. The epee squad finished 36-18 while the foil squad went 34-20.
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The Irish will travel south for a conference tune-up prior to the ACC Championships. The Irish head to Durham next weekend to take part in the Duke Duals. Competition begins on Saturday, February 8 and will conclude on Sunday, February 9.
Results
Northwestern Duals
Ryan Fieldhouse
Evanston, IL
Feb. 1, 2020
Men’s Results
No. 5 Notre Dame 17, UC-San Diego 10
Sabre (6-3): Jared Smith 3-0, Alessandro Contreras 2-1, Malcolm Fields 1-0, George Bivins 0-1, Guram Lortkipanidze 0-1
Foil (4-5): Joseph Marino 2-1, Thomas Murray 2-1, Matthew Tichacek 0-3
Epee (7-2): Aidan Antekeier 2-0, Harrison Kimatian 2-1, Zachary Cheng 1-1, Joshua Zhang 1-0, Gareth Spiteri 1-0
No. 5 Notre Dame 20, Air Force 7
Sabre (7-2): Lortkipanidze 3-0, Fields 2-1, Bivins 2-1
Foil (6-3): Marino 3-0, Murray 2-1, Tichacek 1-2
Epee (7-2): Antekeier 3-0, Darius Zacharakis 2-1, Zhang 2-1
No. 5 Notre Dame 16, Stanford 11
Sabre (7-2): Contreras 3-0, Fields 2-1, Smith 2-1
Foil (5-4): Marino 3-0, Alexander Ju 1-2, Hans Wei Shen Yoong 1-2
Epee (4-5): Zacharakis 3-0, Zhang 1-2, Antekeier 0-2, Cheng 0-1
No. 5 Notre Dame 22, Incarnate Word 5
Sabre (9-0): Fields 3-0, Lortkipanidze 3-0, Bivins 3-0
Foil (6-3): Murray 3-0, Yoong 2-1, Ju 1-1, Tichacek 0-1
Epee (7-2): Cheng 3-0, Zacharakis 2-0, Cheng 1-0, Gareth Spiteri 1-2
No. 5 Notre Dame 15, No. 6 Princeton 12
Sabre (6-3): Smith 3-0, Fields 2-1, Contreras 1-0, Lortkipanidze 0-1, Bivins 0-1
Foil (5-4): Marino 3-0, Tichacek 0-2, Murray 1-2, Ju 1-0
Epee (4-5): Kimatian 2-1, Zhang 1-2, Zacharakis 1-2
No. 5 Notre Dame 25, Lawrence 2
Sabre (9-0): Fields 3-0, Bivins 3-0, Lortkipanidze 3-0
Foil (9-0): Murray 3-0, Yoong 3-0, Tichacek 3-0
Epee (7-2): Spiteri 3-0, Cheng 3-0, Antekeier 1-2
Women’s Results
No. 3 Notre Dame 18, No. 9 Northwestern 9
Sabre (7-2): Kara Linder 3-0, Regina O’Brien 2-1, Reghan Ward 2-1
Foil (8-1): Samantha Viqueira 3-0, Morgan Partridge 2-0, Stefani Deschner 2-0, Isabelle Elizondo 1-0, Finnula Mageras 0-1
Epee (3-6): Julia Barry 2-1, Victoria Tontcheva 1-2, Dasha Yefremenko 0-3
No. 3 Notre Dame 19, UC San Diego 8
Sabre (6-3): Sienna Wilson 2-1, Christina Boitano 2-1, Natalie Disher 2-1
Foil (8-1): Elizondo 3-0, Mageras 3-0, Paige Luong 2-1
Epee (5-4): Yefremenko 3-0, Barry 2-1, Tontcheva 0-2, Katherine Wallace 0-1
No. 3 Notre Dame 26, Lawrence 1
Sabre (9-0): Disher 3-0, Boitano 3-0, Wilson 3-0
Foil (9-0): Luong 3-0, Viqueira 3-0, Elizondo 2-0, Partridge 1-0
Epee (8-1): Tontcheva 3-0, Barry 2-0, Wallace 2-1, Yefremenko 1-0
No. 3 Notre Dame 24, Air Force 3
Sabre (9-0): O’Brien 3-0, Linder 3-0, Ward 3-0
Foil (9-0): Mageras 3-0, Deschner 3-0, Luong 2-0, Viqueira 1-0
Epee (6-3): Tontcheva 2-1, Barry 2-1, Yefremenko 2-1
No. 3 Notre Dame 18, No. 5 Ohio State 9
Sabre (8-1): O’Brien 3-0, Linder 2-0, Ward 2-1, Wilson 1-0
Foil (6-3): Deschner 3-0, Viqueira 2-1, Partridge 1-2
Epee (4-5): Yefremenko 2-1, Tontcheva 1-2, Barry 1-2
No. 3 Notre Dame 19, Stanford 8
Sabre (7-2): Wilson 3-0, Ward 2-1, Disher 2-1
Foil (7-2): Elizondo 2-0, Mageras 2-1, Luong 2-1, Partridge 1-0
Epee (5-4): Barry 2-1, Yefremenko 2-1, Tontcheva 1-1, Wallace 0-1
No. 3 Notre Dame 22, Incarnate Word 5
Sabre (9-0): Disher 3-0, Boitano 3-0, Wilson 3-0
Foil (7-2): Elizondo 3-0, Luong 2-1, Mageras 2-1
Epee (6-3): Barry 2-0, Tontcheva 2-1, Wallace 1-2, Yefremenko 1-0
No. 3 Notre Dame 15, No. 1 Princeton 12
Sabre (1-8): Linder 1-2, O’Brien 0-3, Wilson 0-2, Ward 0-1
Foil (6-3): Viqueira 3-0, Luong 2-1, Elizondo 1-2
Epee (8-1): Yefremenko 3-0, Barry 3-0, Tontcheva 2-1
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