Nov. 23, 2005

HOBOKEN, NJ - The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team won four of five duals at Stevens Tech, defeating Hunter, NJIT, Army, and Yeshiva, and losing only to the host Ducks. The Blue Jays outscored their opponents 89-46.

Junior Tom Fellows went 3-0 to lead the epee squad to a 6-3 win against Stevens Tech. The Hopkins saber squad also defeated Stevens Tech, 5-4, but a 8-1 win in foil gave the Ducks the 15-12 overall win. It was the foilists, however, who carried the Blue Jays to a 17-10 win over Hunter. Freshman James Einsiedler's 3-0 mark led foil to a 7-2 victory, while saber won 6-3 and epee lost 5-4.

Johns Hopkins routed New Jersey Institute of Technology 25-2 behind a 9-0 shutout win in epee as Fellows, freshmen Dane Schiro and Sean DiStefano, and sophomore Patrick Meany all finished undefeated. Saber and foil both went 8-1 in the victory. The Blue Jays also picked up a lopsided win over Yeshiva, 21-6, as epee finished 8-1, foil went 7-2, and saber posted a 6-3 victory. Fellows and Schiro each went 3-0 in epee for Hopkins.

A 7-2 win in saber and 5-4 edge in foil compensated for a 7-2 loss in epee, as Johns Hopkins slipped past Army, 14-13. Senior Jason Park and freshman Geoff Chu both finished 3-0 in saber against the Black Knights.

Stevens Tech Invitational: Johns Hopkins Results
Stevens Tech - D, 15-12
Hunter - V, 17-10
New Jersey Institute of Technology - V, 25-2
Army - V, 14-13
Yeshiva - V, 21-6