CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 4 Harvard men's fencing team (10-3) will travel to Providence, R.I., for the Ivy League Championship Round Robins this weekend, Feb. 12-13.
 
The Crimson is the defending Ivy League champion after sweeping the round robins as the host school in the 2020 tournament just over two years ago.
 
Harvard will start the tournament on Saturday at 3:30 p.m., against 11th-ranked Yale. This will be the first meeting between the schools since the last Ivy League Championships. Harvard trails the all-time series against the Bulldogs, 65-44, dating back to the first meeting in 1902. The Crimson have dominated recently, winning 15 of the last 17 matchups since 2004.
 
In the second round, the Crimson will face off with No. 8 Penn at 4:45 p.m., also for the first time since the tournament in 2020. Harvard trails in the series that began in 1904, but have won the past three competitions and eight of the last 11.
 
In the third round and the final match on Saturday at 6 p.m., Harvard will go up against second-ranked Columbia. The Crimson beat the Lions, 16-11, back on Jan. 22, at the St. John's Invitational. Harvard trails the all-time series, but has tallied a 14-7 record against Columbia since 2010.
 
On Sunday, the final match for the Crimson will be at 3:30 p.m., against No. 7 Princeton. Again, Harvard trails the all-time series, but the recent competitions have been in favor of the Crimson. Since 2013, Harvard has won eight of 11 over the Tigers, including in the Ivy League Championships in 2020.
 

What to Know

• Sabre's Mitchell Saron and Filip Dolegiewicz both finished in the top two at the 2020 Ivy League Championships. Saron posted an 11-4 bout record with a +25-touch differential, while Dolegiewicz tallied a 10-4 bout record with a +20-touch differential. Saron was crowned the Ivy League sabre champion. 
• Daniel Solomon (2-0) and Jason Oh (1-0) both pitched in wins for the sabre squad in the 2020 tournament.
• Epee Jonas Hansen had a great showing, going 9-5 with a +14-touch differential throughout his tournament in 2020.
• Foil Kenji Bravo posted a 12-3 record with a +23-touch differential at the Ivy's in 2020.
• Five Crimson have surpassed 20 wins this season and four more are at least eight bout wins over .500 on the year.

 

At the Helm 

Daria Schneider is in her third year as head coach of the Harvard men's and women's fencing programs in 2021-22. In her first season as head coach, Schneider led the men's team to a program record 20 dual wins and an outright Ivy League Championship. She led the women's team to the NCAA Regionals where four fencers placed in the top 10.
 

Up Next 

The Crimson will prepare for the NCAA regionals the weekend of March 11, at a location to be determined.
 

Matchups: 

Saturday, Feb. 12
 
Round One
Strips 4-6: #4 Harvard v. #11 Yale (3:30 pm)
 
Round Two
Strips 4-6: #4 Harvard v. #8 Penn (4:45pm)
 
Round Three
Strips 1-3: #4 Harvard v. #2 Columbia (6:00 pm)
 
Sunday, Feb. 13
 
Round Four
Strips 1-3: #4 Harvard v. #7 Princeton (3:30 pm)