Fencing Posts Successful Night at Philly Invite

Friday, January 21

Philadelphia, Pa.

3 PM

North Carolina

Philadelphia Invitational

Photo by: Andy Mead

January 22, 2022 | Fencing

PHILADELPHIA - The North Carolina fencing team competed in the first day of the Philadelphia Invitational Friday at Temple University. The men entered the night ranked No. 15 nationally, and the women ranked No. 24. The Tar Heels finished the night at 4-2 collectively, with both the men and women going 2-1.

The men's team opened the night with a loss to No. 7 Princeton, but bounced back in the second match to beat #21 Johns Hopkins, 17-10.

The women began with a win over No. 27 Johns Hopkins, 20-7. In their second match, the women went head to head with the host Temple, losing 16-11 to the 18th ranked Owls.

In the final round of the day, both the men's and women's teams took on NJIT. Similar to when they matched up at the 2021 Western Open in November, the Tar Heels were able to take care of business, winning both matches 19-8.

The Tar Heels will travel to the University of Pennsylvania tomorrow for the second day of the Philadelphia Invitational.

Round One
Bye

Round Two
Men
#15 UNC vs #7 Princeton
Sabre: 5-4 Princeton
Foil: 9-0 Princeton
Epee: 6-3 Princeton
Final: 20-7 Princeton

Women
#24 UNC vs Johns Hopkins
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 6-3 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
Final: 20-7 UNC

Round Three
Men
#15 UNC vs #21 Johns Hopkins
Sabre: 6-3 UNC
Foil: 5-4 UNC
Epee: 6-3 UNC
Final: 17-10 UNC

Women
#24 UNC vs #18 Temple
Sabre: 5-4 Temple
Foil: 6-3 Temple
Epee: 5-4 Temple
Final: 16-11 Temple

Round Four
Men
#15 UNC vs #24 NJIT
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 6-3 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UNC
Final 19-8 UNC

Women
#24 UNC vs #25 NJIT
Sabre: 5-4 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UNC
Final: 19-8 UNC