Tar Heels Fence First Dual Meets At Elite Invitational

Saturday, November 16

Philadelphia, Pa.

North Carolina

Elite Invitational

Freshman Sophia Mandour was among the Tar Heel standouts on Saturday. (Photo by Justine de Grasse)

November 17, 2019 | Fencing

By: UNC Athletic Communications

UNC fenced its first dual meets of the season Saturday at the Elite Invitational, coming away with positive results and valuable experience.

Both the men's and women's fencing squads finished 2-3, each picking up a marquee win, with the women beating host Penn and the men beating Ohio State. The Tar Heel women also beat Air Force, while the men beat Johns Hopkins.

"We had some hard-fought wins and some very tough losses today," UNC coach Matt Jednak said. "Both of these will help us as the season progresses. I'm proud of the showing and the growth we've seen so far. We learned a lot about ourselves and took home ideas for our next stage of growth."

Among notable individual performances on Saturday, sophomore Beni Rabinowitz went 10-2 in men's sabre, including 3-0 marks against NJIT and Johns Hopkins. Freshman Connor Head was 7-3 in men's foil, 3-0 against Ohio State. Sophomore Lucas Fernandez was 6-1 in men's foil, including 3-0 against Johns Hopkins. And junior Andrew Fulmer led the way in men's epee with a 6-5 mark, going 3-0 vs Johns Hopkins.

On the women's squad, freshman Sophia Mandour was 9-1 on the day in foil, including 2-0 marks against Penn, Temple and Johns Hopkins. Sophomore Rebecca Barnes was 5-4 in epee, including 3-0 vs. Air Force. Freshman Darby Haskel was 5-4 in epee, including 3-0 vs. Johns Hopkins.

Next up for UNC is the Penn State Open on Saturday and Sunday in University Park, Pa.

Elite Invitational
Philadelphia, Pa.
Nov. 16, 2019

Round 1
MEN
Penn 14, UNC 13
Foil: Penn 6-3
Epee: UNC 5-4
Sabre: UNC 5-4
WOMEN
UNC 14, Penn 13
Foil: Penn 5-4
Epee: UNC 5-4
Sabre: UNC 5-4

Round 2
MEN
NJIT 16, UNC 11
Foil: UNC 5-4
Epee: NJIT 7-2
Sabre: NJIT 5-4
WOMEN
UNC 17, Air Force 10
Foil: UNC 6-3
Epee: UNC 7-2
Sabre: AF 5-4

Round 3
MEN
UNC 14, Ohio State 13
Foil: UNC 7-2
Epee: OSU 6-3
Sabre: OSU 5-4
WOMEN
Ohio State 22, UNC 5
Foil: OSU 7-2
Epee: OSU 7-2
Sabre: OSU 8-1

Round 4
MEN
Air Force 17, UNC 10
Foil: AF 6-3
Epee: AF 8-1
Sabre: UNC 6-3
WOMEN
Temple 22, UNC 5
Foil: TU 7-2
Epee: TU 7-2
Sabre: TU 8-1

Round 5
MEN
UNC 18, Johns Hopkins 9
Foil: UNC 8-1
Epee: JHU 5-4
Sabre: UNC 6-3
WOMEN
Johns Hopkins 17, UNC 10
Foil: JHU 6-3
Epee: UNC 5-4
Sabre: JHU 7-2