PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Duke men’s and women’s fencing teams will head back to Pennsylvania this weekend to compete in the Philadelphia Invitational Saturday, Jan. 21. Competition will take place in the Tse Ping-Cheng Cheung Ling Sports Center on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Lafayette, NJIT, Sacred Heart, Temple and U of Penn are the teams slated to compete against Duke. The Quaker men are ranked third in the country while the women of Temple and Cornell are No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
"The team is looking forward to competing this weekend,” said head coach Alex Beguinet.