Blue Devils Gear Up for Ranked Weekend at Elite Invitational

Saturday, November 14

Philadelphia, Pa.

8:30 a.m.

Duke University

Elite Invitational

charlotte koenig wins a point during foil bout versus UNC

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

11/13/2026 11:35:00 AM | Fencing

Live Results

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke fencing is back in action this weekend as the Blue Devils are set to compete at the Elite Invitational in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two-day meet is set for Nov. 14-15 at the Ott Center on the campus of UPenn.

The Blue Devils will face a series of ranked opponents during the event, with the No. 8 Duke men facing eight ranked foes while the fifth-ranked women fence against seven. Both days of competition are slated to get going at 8:30 a.m., with live results available here.

WHAT TO KNOW:

The slate for the Duke men includes No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Columbia, No. 4 Penn, No. 5 Princeton, No. 7 Harvard, No. 9 Yale, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 13 Penn State and Denison.
On the women's side, the Blue Devils face No. 2 Columbia, No. 3 Harvard, No. 4 Princeton, No. 7 Yale, No. 10 Penn, No. 11 Ohio State, No. 14 Temple, Penn State and Denison.
Duke is coming off a sweep of its dual meet against North Carolina this past weekend. The men's squad collected a 16-11 win while the women earned a 17-10 victory.
Juniors Joseph Glasson (3-0) and Peyton Young (2-0) paced the efforts for the Duke men with the duo combining to go 5-0 on the day. Senior Charlotte Koenig and rookie Phoebe Chisolm spearheaded the charge on the women's side going 3-0 and 2-0, respectively. Overall, the Blue Devil women commanded the strip in foil and epee as they posted 7-2 and 6-3 ledgers in the respective weapons.

DUKE LINEUPS:

Women's Sabre: Natalie Olsen, Victoria Gorman, Kalina Atanasova, Ava Davies, Nicole Lin
Women's Foil: Charlotte Koenig, Sophia Shen, Zizi Newhard, Abigail Lau, Annie Sheng, Sophia Glasson
Women's Epee: Vanessa Lin, Meera Desai, Phoebe Chisolm, Alisa Yang, Dani Barg, Vittoria Siletti
Men's Sabre: William Holz, Justin Glozman, Lev Ermakov, Zachary Shoman, Ethan Huang, Hayden Cheong
Men's Foil: Dayaal Singh, Joseph Glasson, Owen Li, Aidan Lee, Laith Elkousy
Men's Epee: Peyton Young, Giulio Pech, Geoffrey Yao, Caleb Su, Kozmo Rhyu, Kyran Lin

UP NEXT:
Duke returns to the strip after the holiday season, unwrapping the New Year with a return trip to Philadelphia for the Dave Micahnik Penn Invitational Jan. 16-17.

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