UNC Caps Fall Fencing With Successful Day

Sunday, December 2

Waltham, Mass.

8:00 AM

North Carolina

Brandeis Invitational

Photo by John Henkels

December 2, 2018 | Fencing

By: UNC Athletic Communications

The Tar Heel fencers closed out fall competition Sunday with a successful day at the Brandeis Invitational. Competing in Waltham, Mass., the men's team finished 6-0 and the women were 4-2.

UNC faced off against Brown, Cornell, Incarnate Word, MIT, Yale and host Brandeis.

Standout individual performances on the women's side came from junior Carlexa Fevry, who went 15-2 in foil; junior Jackie Litynski, who went 13-1 in sabre; and freshman Bridget Becchina, who went 13-2 in sabre. Two other first-year fencers had strong performances, with Rebecca Barnes going 11-6 in epee and Aubrey Molloy finishing 6-1 in foil. Sophomore Clara Somfelean was 10-5 in sabre, which ran up more wins than any other weapon as epee and foil continued to battle injuries.

On the men's side, junior Jacob Henkels went 12-2 in epee, with freshman Ezra Wright also turning in a strong performance in that weapon at 8-5. In foil, freshman James Mulligan went 11-5 and junior Brian Lee was 8-4. In sabre, where starter Connor Ritchey was out with an injury and freshman Beni Rabinowicz was competing hurt, freshman Daniel Mogilevski led the way with a 7-2 record, and junior Samuel Tate was 6-2. Rabinowicz finished 5-1.

"The most important thing is the improvement the team made from the first competition to this one," UNC coach Ron Miller said, comparing Sunday's outing to the team's performance at the Ohio State Elite Invitational Duals Nov. 17-18. "The men were much more balanced. In particular, men's foil made remarkable improvement."

UNC has battled injuries and illnesses throughout the fall, but Miller hopes to have everyone back and healthy when the team opens spring competition on Jan. 13 at the Penn State Duals.

Brandeis Invitational
Dec. 2, 2018

Round 1
Men: UNC 22, Cornell 5
Sabre: UNC 8-1
Foil: UNC 8-1
Epee: UNC 6-3

Women: Cornell 17, UNC 10
Sabre: Cornell 6-3
Foil: UNC 6-3
Epee: Cornell 8-1

Round 2 vs Brown
Men: UNC 21, Brown 6
Sabre: UNC 9-0
Foil: UNC 7-2
Epee: UNC 5-4

Women: UNC 17, Brown 10
Sabre: UNC 7-2
Foil: UNC 6-3
Epee: Brown 5-4

Round 3
Men: UNC 17, UIW 10
Sabre: UNC 9-0
Foil: UIW 5-4
Epee: UIW 5-4

Women: UNC 19, UIW 8
Sabre: UNC 9-0
Foil: UNC 5-4
Epee: UNC 5-4

Round 4
Men: UNC 17, MIT 10
Sabre: UNC 6-3
Foil: UNC 7-2
Epee: MIT 5-4

Women: UNC 20, MIT 7
Sabre: UNC 8-1
Foil: UNC 8-1
Epee: MIT 5-4

Round 5
Men: UNC 17, Yale 10
Sabre: Yale 5-4
Foil: UNC 6-3
Epee: UNC 7-2

Women: Yale 14, UNC 13
Sabre: UNC 7-2
Foil: Yale 5-4
Epee: Yale 7-2

Round 6
Men: UNC 15, Brandeis 12
Sabre: BU 5-4
Foil: BU 7-2
Epee: UNC 9-0

Women: UNC 23, Brandeis 4
Sabre: UNC 9-0
Foil: UNC 6-3
Epee: UNC 8-1