Volume 116 >> Issue 58 : Tuesday, November 12, 1996

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Fencing Teams Win First Meets

The varsity fencing teams turned in impressive performances last weekend in their first series of dual meets. From these meets, it appears that both the men's and women's teams are ready to dominate the Northeast Fencing Conference this season.

The men's team competed at home on Saturday. They began with a decisive 19­8 victory over Tufts University (9­0 foil, 5­4 epee, 5­4 sabre), in which alternates Tom Baker '00, Ben Vandiver '00, Troy Hudson '00, and Allen Chen '00 all contributed victories.

This victory was followed by a 16­11 win (7­2, 6­3, 3­6) over the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The team then finished with a 21­6 blowout (7­2, 8­1, 6­3) over Bates College and a 17­10 victory (8­1, 4­5, 5­4) over Dartmouth College.

Overall, the foil squad contributed heavily to the team's success this weekend, with starters Dave Nauman '97, Tan Trinh '97, and Mike De Senna '99 finishing with a combined record of 25­1. Additionally, Mark Chen '00 ended the day with a 7­2 record in epee, and Brian Bower '99 finished 10­2 in sabre.

The women's team finished their day 4­1, taking a close loss from Tufts. Despite a 9­7 victory from the epee squad, the meet finished a tight 17­15, in Tufts' favor.

The lady blades dominated the rest of their meets, beating UMass 19­13, Bates 29­3, the University of New Hampshire 22­10, and long-time rivals Wellesley College 28­4.

After months of conditioning, the team is fencing well. Leejee Suh '97 and Wanda Chin '97 lead the foils with respective records of 17­3 and 19­1. Excellent performances from Kari Backes '97 and Nora Szasz '99 - both 18­2 - helped to lead the epee squad to an undefeated record.

Also, freshmen foilist Aladdine Joroff '00 and epeeists Sylvia Daniszewski '00 and Alison Novak '00 made impressive contributions to the team's success.