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Duke Returns to Action at Philadelphia Invitational
1/17/2025 9:06:00 AM | Fencing
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke fencing team returns to action and kicks off its 2025 campaign this weekend at the Philadelphia Invitational, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Competition begins Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
COMPETING TEAMS
Saturday
No. 6 Duke women versus NJIT, No. 4 Johns Hopkins (DIII), No. 7 Penn, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 2 NYU (DIII), No. 8 Cornell
No. 10 Duke men versus No. 15 NJIT, No. 2 Johns Hopkins (DIII), No. 7 Penn, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 1 NYU (DIII)
Sunday
No. 6 Duke women versus Wagner, Lafayette, No. 4 Princeton, No. 13 Penn State, Haverford
No. 10 Duke men versus Wagner, Lafayette, No. 4 Princeton, No. 5 Penn State, Haverford
A complete list of competing Blue Devils for this weekend's meet can be found below. Â
Following the Philadelphia Invitational, Duke will compete at Harvard February 1 before the Eric Sollee Invitational on February 2.Â
For more information on Duke fencing, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeFEN".Â
#GoDuke
WOMEN'S EPEE
Monica Balakrishnan
Eiry Du
Rachel Kowalsky
Katie LinÂ
Vanessa Lin
WOMEN'S FOIL
Christina Ferrari
Skylar Knight
Rachel Koo
Zizi Newhard
Sophia Shen
WOMEN'S SABER
Victoria Gorman
Sky Miller
Kavya Menke
Natalie Olsen
Hava Stone
Kunling Tong
MEN'S EPEE
Isaac Lief
Allen Marakov
Giulio Pech
Kozmo Rhyu
Xander Wilcox
Peyton Young
MEN'S FOIL
Laith Elkousy
Joseph Glasson
Owen Li
Ryan Pelosky
Dayaal Singh
MEN'S SABER
Lev Ermakov
Justin Glozman
William Holz
Justin Morrill
Samir Travers
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COMPETING TEAMS
Saturday
No. 6 Duke women versus NJIT, No. 4 Johns Hopkins (DIII), No. 7 Penn, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 2 NYU (DIII), No. 8 Cornell
No. 10 Duke men versus No. 15 NJIT, No. 2 Johns Hopkins (DIII), No. 7 Penn, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 1 NYU (DIII)
Sunday
No. 6 Duke women versus Wagner, Lafayette, No. 4 Princeton, No. 13 Penn State, Haverford
No. 10 Duke men versus Wagner, Lafayette, No. 4 Princeton, No. 5 Penn State, Haverford
A complete list of competing Blue Devils for this weekend's meet can be found below. Â
Following the Philadelphia Invitational, Duke will compete at Harvard February 1 before the Eric Sollee Invitational on February 2.Â
For more information on Duke fencing, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeFEN".Â
#GoDuke
WOMEN'S EPEE
Monica Balakrishnan
Eiry Du
Rachel Kowalsky
Katie LinÂ
Vanessa Lin
WOMEN'S FOIL
Christina Ferrari
Skylar Knight
Rachel Koo
Zizi Newhard
Sophia Shen
WOMEN'S SABER
Victoria Gorman
Sky Miller
Kavya Menke
Natalie Olsen
Hava Stone
Kunling Tong
MEN'S EPEE
Isaac Lief
Allen Marakov
Giulio Pech
Kozmo Rhyu
Xander Wilcox
Peyton Young
MEN'S FOIL
Laith Elkousy
Joseph Glasson
Owen Li
Ryan Pelosky
Dayaal Singh
MEN'S SABER
Lev Ermakov
Justin Glozman
William Holz
Justin Morrill
Samir Travers
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Players Mentioned
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Epee
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