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Duke Dual Meets (Men)
Carolina Men Face Tough Field At Duke Meet
February 7, 2016 | Fencing
DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina men's fencing team competed at the Duke Meet on Saturday in Durham, finishing 1-4 against a top-notch field.
The Tar Heels took on three top-10 teams in No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 4 Penn State, No. 9 Duke, as well as unranked Johns Hopkins and Brandeis.
Carolina finished with a win over Brandeis (15-12) and losses to Johns Hopkins (14-13), Duke (18-9), Penn State (21-6) and Notre Dame (25-2).
Fencing action continues at Card Gym on Sunday when the UNC women will compete. Fencing begins at 8 a.m. and will wrap up around 4 p.m.
For information on the meet, including parking, click here.
For a live video stream of the competition, available for a fee, click here.
Saturday Results
Men's competition
Round 1: Johns Hopkins 14, UNC 13
Sabre: UNC 6-3
Foil: JHU 7-2
Epee: UNC 5-4
Round 2: UNC 15, Brandeis 12
Sabre: UNC 7-2
Foil: Brandeis 6-3
Epee: UNC 5-4
Round 3: Duke 18, UNC 9
Sabre: Duke 6-3
Foil: Duke 8-1
Epee: UNC 5-4
Round 4: Penn State 21, UNC 6
Sabre: PSU 7-2
Foil: PSU 7-2
Epee: PSU 7-2
Round 5: Notre Dame 25, UNC 2
Sabre: ND 9-0
Foil: ND 9-0
Epee: ND 7-2
Sunday, Feb. 7
Women's Competition
Round 1, 8 a.m.: UNC vs. Temple
Round 2, 9:30 a.m.: UNC vs Brandeis
Round 3, 11 a.m.: UNC vs. Duke
Round 4, 1:30 p.m.: UNC vs. Penn State
Round 5, 3 p.m.: UNC vs. Notre Dame
