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Men's Fencing Faces Three Top-Ranked Teams At Duke

Feb. 12, 2005

DURHAM, NC - Foilist Bryan Bishe went 3-0 against Duke during the Johns Hopkins men's fencing team's trip to Durham last Friday, Feb. 11. The Blue Jays faced three top 10 teams - #1 Ohio State, #4 Notre Dame and #10 Air Force - and also competed against North Carolina and the host Blue Devils.

Hopkins lost to top-ranked Ohio State 19-8 but grabbed a 5-4 win in saber, where Aaron Fernandes and Jason Park each went 2-1 and Fred Lee picked up one win. In JHU's bouts against the other ranked teams, Air Force swept wins in all three weapons but the Hopkins foilists lost just 5-4, as Bishe finished 2-1 and Max Yusem and Nick Marchuk each won one bout.

The foil squad of Notre Dame also edged the Blue Jays 5-4 with Yusem picking up two of Hopkins' wins. The Fighting Irish finished with a 19-8 win over the Jays.

Bishe, Yusem, Marchuk and James McIver combined for a 6-3 win against the UNC foilists but the Tar Heels edged Hopkins 15-12 overall. UNC won 7-2 in epee and 5-4 in saber, where Fernandes and Park each went 2-1.

Against the host Blue Devils, Fernandes went 3-0 while Park and Jake Sand each grabbed two wins for the 6-3 Hopkins win in saber. The Blue Jays also won in foil, where Bishe's 3-0 finish paced the 5-4 squad victory, but a 7-2 loss in epee left Hopkins short of Duke, 14-13.

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Players Mentioned

Aaron Fernandes

Aaron Fernandes

6' 0"
Freshman
Fred Lee

Fred Lee

5' 7"
Senior
Nick Marchuk

Nick Marchuk

5' 10"
Sophomore
James McIver

James McIver

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jason Park

Jason Park

6' 0"
Junior
Jake Sand

Jake Sand

6' 3"
Freshman
Max Yusem

Max Yusem

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aaron Fernandes

Aaron Fernandes

6' 0"
Freshman
Fred Lee

Fred Lee

5' 7"
Senior
Nick Marchuk

Nick Marchuk

5' 10"
Sophomore
James McIver

James McIver

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jason Park

Jason Park

6' 0"
Junior
Jake Sand

Jake Sand

6' 3"
Freshman
Max Yusem

Max Yusem

5' 8"
Freshman