PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Duke men’s and women’s fencing squads traveled to Philadelphia to compete in the Philadelphia Invitational on the campus of the U of Penn. The men finished 4-1 on the day, while the women posted a 2-4 record.
The Blue Devil men picked up wins against Sacred Heart (22-5), Lafayette (26-1), Johns Hopkins (20-7) and NJIT (17-10) and were defeated by host school University of Penn (10-17). On the women’s side, Duke topped Johns Hopkins (17-10) and NJIT (24-3) and fell to Cornell (10-17), Temple (13-14) and U of Penn (10-17).
“Both teams did a great job this weekend,” said head coach Alex Beguinet.