USAF ACADEMY, Col. – On the second and final day of the Air Force Western Invitational, Harvard men's fencing went a perfect 3-0, giving them a record of 7-1 in the whole tournament.
 
The Crimson began the day on fire, earning a dominate 22-5 victory over the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Foil and sabre both went 8-1 in the match, led by senior Filip Dolegiewicz (sabre) and senior captain Kenji Bravo (foil) who each captured three wins.
 
Harvard's next match, a scrimmage against Ivy League rival Colombia, was their closest match of the day. However, seven wins from the sabre squad propelled the Crimson to a 15-12 victory over the Lions.
 
Their final match of the day was a 17-10 victory over the host school, Air Force. The Crimson were led by sophomore Andrew Chung (foil) and senior Daniel Solomon (sabre) who each had three victories in the match.
 

Harvard Highlights

• Harvard's foil squad went 3-0 in day two's matches, making them 8-0 over the whole invitational.
• Senior captain Kenji Bravo (foil) was dominant in the invitational, winning 21 out of 22 matches.
• Senior Filip Dolegiewicz (sabre) continued his hot start to the season, going 7-0 in bouts on the day.

 

Up Next

 
Harvard heads to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to compete in the Beanpot on Nov. 16.
 

Results

 

NJIT – W 22-5

 
Men's Epee (6-3)
Ark Ma (5-4) (3-5) (5-1)
Mihir Kumashi (3-5) (4-5)
Josh Willcox (5-4)
Jonas Hansen (5-3) (3-2)
Anthony Malysz (5-2)
 
Men's Foil (8-1)
James Liao (4-5) (5-3) (5-1)
Kenji Bravo (5-2) (5-2) (5-0)
Justin Liu (4-2) (5-0)
Andrew Chung (5-1)
 
Men's Sabre (8-1)
Filip Dolegiewicz (5-0) (5-1) (5-2)
Mitchell Saron (5-0) (3-5) (5-2)
Matthew Linsky (5-2)
Daniel Solomon (5-2)
Jason Oh (5-2)
 

Columbia (Scrimmage) – W 15-12

 
Men's Epee (3-6)
Jonas Hansen (1-2) (3-5) (5-3)
Josh Willcox (1-5)
Mihir Kumashi (4-3) (3-5) (3-5)
Ark Ma (5-2) (4-5)
 
Men's Foil (5-4)
Kenji Bravo (5-1) (5-4) (0-5)
Andrew Chung (3-5) (0-5)
James Liao (4-5) (5-4) (5-2)
Justin Liu (5-1)
 
Men's Sabre (7-2)
Filip Dolegiewicz (5-0) (5-1) (5-3)
Jason Oh (4-5) (5-2) (5-4)
Mitchell Saron (5-2) (4-5) (5-1)
 

Air Force – W 17-10

 
Men's Epee (4-5)
Josh Willcox (1-5) (2-5)
Jonas Hansen (3-5) (5-2) (5-2)
Anthony Malysz (5-4) (5-1) (0-5)
Mihir Kumashi (2-5)
 
Men's Foil (7-2)
Andrew Chung (5-4) (5-3) (5-2)
Kenji Bravo (5-3) (5-0) (5-4)
Justin Liu (3-4) (5-4)
James Liao (1-5)
 
Men's Sabre (6-3)
Daniel Solomon (5-2) (5-4) (5-0)
Matthew Linsky (3-5) (2-5) (5-2)
Filip Dolegiewicz (5-0)
Jason Oh (4-5) (5-2)