Sophomore Pascual Di Tella finished second in the saber category at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional tournament Saturday at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa., turning in his best-ever finish.
Two weeks ago, sophomore saber Jennifer Ling did something nobody in a Duke uniform had done in 43 years—bring an ACC championship crown back to Durham. But now she will set her sights clinching a spot in the national championships for the second straight season.
Last week, sophomore saber Jennifer Ling earned ACC Woman Fencer of the Week accolades after reaching the 50-win mark at the Philadelphia Invitational, where she clinched a team-best 14 victories. But the underclassman from Cranbury, N.J.
During the two-day tournament, the Blue Devils will take on Notre Dame—which is second-ranked in the country for both women’s and men’s squads—Boston College and Tobacco Road rival North Carolina.
Back in January, the Blue Devils could not hit the road to compete in their second tournament of their spring season when Winter Storm Jonas interfered. But with weather conditions more promising this weekend, the Blue Devils will travel 400 miles for the rescheduled Philadelphia Invitational.
The Blue Devils had a productive weekend hosting their annual five-team round robin with strong showings from every class and weapon group.
For the last time in their collegiate careers, six Blue Devils will use their weapons to battle six schools in the Duke Annual Meet, which runs Saturday and Sunday at Card Gym
Propelled by Haley Fisher’s 25 wins, the Duke women posted an 8-3 record this weekend at the Northwestern Duals. On the men's side, Pascual di Tella’s 20-7 ledger led the No. 9 Blue Devils to an 8-2 record.
Last weekend, head coach Alex Beguinet and his fencers could not hit the road to compete in the Philadelphia Invitational due to the impeding weather conditions caused by Winter Storm Jonas.
Dean Ischiropoulus has one goal this year—to participate in his second consecutive NCAA fencing tournament. But to achieve that, the sophomore epée has to fence first.
Eight Blue Devils won’t spend Fall Break sleeping in and chillaxing. Instead, they will travel to Virginia to participate in a national fencing championship. Even though fencing action actually starts in January, Duke head coach Alex Beguinet and eight of his fencers will hit the road this weekend to compete in the 2015 October North American Cup, which runs Friday through Monday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Va.
For the second consecutive year, sophomore saber Christopher Monti will make one of his childhood dreams a reality.
Despite being unable to take home their first ACC crown, there’s plenty of hope on the horizon for the Blue Devils fencers.
After two weeks filled with momentum swings, Duke will try to make history this weekend.
It was a bittersweet Saturday for the Blue Devils fencers in their regular-season finale.
With conversation that the Blue Devils may have the strongest roster the program has seen in recent years, the squad was anxious to live up to expectations in Philadelphia this weekend. And they...
Duke had no difficulties with the altitude in Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday, as the men's and women's squads combined to win nine of 11 matches.
Behind an influx of fresh talent, Duke will look to rise to a new level of success when they begin their season this weekend at 6,000 feet above sea level.
Big things come in small packages. At least that’s what the Duke fencers are saying following a successful run at the NCAA Championships.
The Duke women notched their first victory against a top-10 team this season by knocking off St. John's at the Temple Duals.
