EVANSTON, Ill. — The University of Notre Dame women’s fencing team was nearly untouchable Saturday as the top-ranked Fighting Irish took to the strip Saturday at the Northwestern Duals at Ryan Fieldhouse.
The women were perfect in eight matches, while the men took three of their seven contests in the teams’ final collegiate warm-ups before the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, slated for Feb. 23-24 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The Irish women completed the day unblemished, winning all eight matches, including five against top 10 teams. After starting the day with a 19-8 victory over UC San Diego, the Notre Dame women (31-2 record) defeated No. 8 Princeton (by a score of 19-8), No. 9 Penn (18-9), No. 2 Northwestern (15-12), Air Force (15-12), No. 8 Duke (18-9), No. 10 Temple (17-10) and Incarnate Word (23-4).
The men’s team went 3-4 on the day to move to 27-5 on the season. The Irish defeated UC San Diego (15-12), Air Force (18-9), and Incarnate Word (17-10), but fell to No. 9 Penn (15-12), Stanford (15-12), No. 10 Duke (14-13) and No. 5 Princeton (17-10).
Up Next
The Irish will return to NCAA competition Feb. 23-24 at the ACC Championships, hosted by Boston College. The Irish men and women have each won three of the past four conference titles, since the sport was reintroduced to the ACC in 2015. In the meantime, select Irish fencers will compete individually at the U.S. Fencing Junior Olympics, Feb. 15-18 in Denver.
Northwestern Duals
Feb. 2, 2019
Ryan Fieldhouse
Evanston, Ill.
Men’s Results
No. 1 Notre Dame 15, UC San Diego 12
Epee (4-5): Aidan Antekeier 2-1, Zachary Zeller 2-1, Dylan French 0-3
Foil (4-5): Robert Wong 2-1, Thomas Murray 2-1, Matt Tichacek 0-3
Sabre (7-2): Guram Lortkipanidze 3-0, Jared Smith 2-0, Logan Kanary 2-1, Blake Murphy 0-1
No. 9 Penn 14, No. 1 Notre Dame 13
Epee (4-5): Darius Zacharakis 2-1, Ariel Simmons 1-0, Antekeier 1-2, French 0-2
Foil (5-4): Axel Kiefer 2-1, Joseph Marino 2-1, Robert Wong 1-2
Sabre (4-5): Arsenii Panteleev 2-1, Alessandro Contreras 2-1, Malcolm Fields 0-2, Jared Smith 0-1
No. 1 Notre Dame 18, Air Force 9
Epee (5-4): French 3-0, Zeller 1-2, Cole Mallette 1-2
Foil (6-3): Murray 2-1, Tichacek 2-1, Michael Antipas 2-1
Sabre (7-2): Kanary 2-0, Smith 2-1, Lortkipanidze 2-1, Murphy 1-0
Stanford 15, No. 1 Notre Dame 12
Epee (5-4): Zacharakis 2-1, Zeller 2-1, French 1-2
Foil (2-7): Marino 1-2, Wong 1-2, Antipas 0-2, Kiefer 0-1
Sabre (5-4): Smith 3-0, Contreras 2-1, Fields 1-1, Panteleev 0-1
No. 10 Duke 14, No. 1 Notre Dame 13
Epee (4-5): Zacharakis 2-1, French 2-1, Mallette 0-3
Foil (4-5): Marino 2-1, Kiefer 2-1, Wong 0-2, Murray 0-1
Sabre (5-4): Fields 2-1, Panteleev 2-1, Smith 1-2
No. 5 Princeton 17, No. 1 Notre Dame 10
Epee (3-6): French 2-1, Simmons 1-1, Zacharakis 0-2, Antekeier 0-1, Zeller 0-1
Foil (3-6): Kiefer 2-1, Marino 1-2, Antipas 0-3
Sabre (4-5): Smith 2-1, Fields 1-2, Kanary 1-2
No. 1 Notre Dame 17, Incarnate Word 10
Epee (2-7): Antekeier 1-1, Zeller 1-1, Mallette 0-3, Simmons 0-1, French 0-1
Foil (6-3): Tichacek 3-0, Murray 2-1, Antipas 1-2
Sabre (9-0): Murphy 3-0, Lortkipanidze 3-0, Kanary 3-0
Women’s Results
No. 1 Notre Dame 19, UC San Diego 8
Epee (3-6): Katherine Wallace 2-1, Molly Hudson 1-2, Giorgia Giordano 0-3
Foil (9-0): Elyssa Kleiner 3-0, Finnula Mageras 3-0, Erica Tsai 3-0
Sabre (7-2): Christina Boitano 3-0, Tara Hassett 2-1, Natalie Disher 2-1
No. 1 Notre Dame 19, No. 6 Princeton 8
Epee (4-5): Julia Barry 2-1, Dasha Yefremenko 2-1, Molly Hudson 0-1, Amanda Sirico 0-2
Foil (8-1): Mageras 3-0, Morgan Partridge 3-0, Kleiner 2-1
Sabre (7-2): Regina O’Brien 3-0, Reghan Ward 3-0, Tara Hassett 1-2
No. 1 Notre Dame 18, No. 9 Penn 9
Epee (6-3): Julia Barry 3-0, Giorgia Giordano 2-1, Yefremenko 1-2
Foil (6-3): Stefani Deschner 2-1, Partridge 2-1, Samantha Viqueira 2-1
Sabre (6-3): O’Brien 3-0, Kara Linder 2-0, Disher 1-0, Hassett 0-3
No. 1 Notre Dame 15, No. 2 Northwestern 12
Epee (2-7): Barry 2-1, Yefremenko 0-3, Hudson 0-2, Giordano 0-1
Foil (6-3): Partridge 3-0, Deschner 3-0, Viqueira 0-3
Sabre (7-2): O’Brien 3-0, Linder 2-1, Hassett 2-1
No. 1 Notre Dame 15, Air Force 12
Epee (1-8): Hudson 1-2, Giordano 0-3, Wallance 0-3
Foil (8-1): Viqueira 3-0, Tsai 3-0, Mageras 2-1
Sabre (6-3): Hassett 2-1, Boitano 2-1, Disher 2-1
No. 1 Notre Dame 18, No. 8 Duke 9
Epee (5-4): Yefremenko 2-1, Hudson 2-1, Barry 1-2
Foil (5-4): Kleiner 2-1, Deschner 2-1, Viqueira 1-2
Sabre (8-1): Tara Hassett 3-0, Linder 3-0, O’Brien 1-2
No. 1 Notre Dame 17, No. 10 Temple 10
Epee (6-3): Hudson 3-0, Yefremenko 2-1, Barry 1-2
Foil (7-2): Kleiner 3-0, Tsai 2-1, Partridge 2-1
Sabre (4-5): Disher 3-0, Hassett 1-2, O’Brien 1-2
No. 1 Notre Dame 23, Incarnate Word 4
Epee (6-3): Yefremenko 3-0, Hudson 2-1, Barry 1-1, Wallace 0-1
Foil (8-1): Deschner 3-0, Tsai 3-0, Mageras 2-1
Sabre (9-0): Hassett 3-0, Boitano 3-0, Disher 3-0 (all by forfeit)
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