CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard men's fencing dueled New York University on Saturday, January 28, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, defeating the Violets 18-9. The Crimson are now 2-0 against NYU and have won 17 of their last 18 matches.
Both team captains,
Kenji Bravo (foil) and
Jonas Hansen (epee), would lead the way for the Crimson as they each won all three of their bouts on the day.
Mitchell Saron (sabre) also impressed, going 2-0 on the day, including a 5-0 sweep in his second bout.
Harvard has now won seven in a row over NYU.
What to Know
- With 19 wins so far this season, Harvard only needs two more victories to pass the team record for most wins in a season, which currently stands at 20 from 2019-20.
- The Crimson's foil squad is a spectacular 20-1 on the season.
- Jonas Hansen (epee) has now gone 6-0 in bouts against NYU this season.
- Kenji Bravo (foil) is now 42-4 on the season, leading the team in victories.
Up Next
Harvard will head to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York to compete in the Ivy League Championships on February 11 and February 12.
Results
Final score: Harvard 18 NYU 9
Individual Records
Mitchell Saron: 2-0
Matthew Linsky: 1-2
Filip Dolegiewicz: 0-3
Daniel Solomon: 1-0
Kenji Bravo: 3-0
James Liao: 2-1
James Chen: 2-1
Jonas Hansen: 3-0
Josh Willcox: 2-1
Ark Ma: 1-0
Anthony Malysz: 1-1
Sabre (4-5)
Mitchell Saron (5-3) (5-0)
Matthew Linsky (5-2) (4-5) (2-5)
Filip Dolegiewicz (4-5) (1-5) (2-5)
Daniel Solomon (5-2)
Foil (7-2)
Kenji Bravo (5-3) (5-1) (5-3)
James Liao (5-1) (3-4) (5-1)
James Chen (5-3) (5-0) (1-5)
Epee (7-2)
Jonas Hansen (4-2) (5-1) (4-3)
Josh Willcox (3-5) (5-4) (5-4)
Ark Ma (5-3)
Anthony Malysz (2-5) (5-2)
