
Duke's men's epee squad went 2-1 at the Duke Home Meet.
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The top-ranked Fighting Irish took top honors at Duke’s 13th annual home tournament with wins of 18-9 over North Carolina, 19-8 over Duke and 23-4 over Johns Hopkins. Notre Dame did not lose a single weapon during their three matches despite a narrow 5-4 win over Duke’s saber squad.
The Blue Devils (16-4) posted a 21-6 win over Johns Hopkins in the opening round and a 17-10 victory over the Tar Heels in the event’s finale. The win over North Carolina gives Duke half of a point in the year-long Continental Tire “Battle for the Blues” competition, cutting the Tar Heel lead to 10-3.5.
All three of Duke’s weapons went 2-1 on the day with their only losses coming at the hands of Notre Dame. Senior All-America Dorian Cohen led the Blue Devil foils with a 7-2 record, and junior epee Tristan Jones matched him with a 7-2 record of his own.
Cohen, who owns a 178-49 career record, now leads the Duke men’s squad with a 54-6 record on the year. The 54 wins are a career high for the Brooklyn, N.Y., native who has advanced to the NCAA Championships in each of his first three seasons. Jones, meanwhile, improved to an epee-leading 48-12 this season, which also sets a career high for the Andover, N.H., native.
Sophomore Anthony Lin paced the Duke sabers with a 6-2 mark to bump his season’s record to 40-12.
The Duke women will get their turn on day two of the Duke Home Meet on Sunday, Feb. 13, in Card Gym. The Blue Devils (14-3) will take on both Northwestern and North Carolina in the finale which begins at 9 a.m.
Duke Fencing Home Meet
COMPLETE MEN’S RESULTS
February 12, 2011 (Day One)
Card Gym (Durham, N.C.)
Round One
Duke 21, Johns Hopkins 6
Foil: Duke V, 8-1
Saber: Duke V, 5-4
Epee: Duke V, 8-1
Notre Dame 18, North Carolina 9
Foil: Notre Dame V, 7-2
Saber: Notre Dame V, 5-4
Epee: Notre Dame V, 6-3
Round Two
Notre Dame 19, Duke 8
Foil: Notre Dame V, 7-2
Saber: Notre Dame V, 5-4
Epee: Notre Dame V, 7-2
North Carolina 17, Johns Hopkins 11
Foil: North Carolina V, 6-3
Saber: North Carolina V, 7-2
Epee: Johns Hopkins V, 5-4
Round Three
Duke 17, North Carolina 10
Foil: Duke V, 6-3
Saber: Duke V, 6-3
Epee: Duke V, 5-4
Notre Dame 23, Johns Hopkins 4
Foil: Notre Dame V, 8-1
Saber: Notre Dame V, 7-2
Epee: Notre Dame V, 8-1
INDIVIDUAL DUKE RESULTS
Foil (2-1)
Dorian Cohen (7-2)
Matthew Budofsky (5-4)
Andrew Hsu (4-5)
Saber (2-1)
Anthony Lin (6-2)
Brian Cucinelli (4-3)
Nick Carothers (3-2)
Timothy Evans (3-4)
Epee (2-1)
Tristan Jones (7-2)
Dylan Nollner (4-5)
Jonathan Parker (4-4)
Graham Godwyn (0-1)