Feb. 12, 2014
MADISON, NJ - The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team went unbeaten at the Drew Invitational, winning all five of its bouts, to improve to 17-9 on the season. Hopkins earned wins over Cornell, Haverford, Drew, Lafayette and Rutgers. Four Blue Jays posted double-digit win totals on the day, led by sophomore John Petrie with 13 wins.
Hopkins took down Cornell by a 17-10 score and won both the Foil and the Epee. Petrie and sophomore Jonathan Mui each went 3-0 to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-1 win in the Foil. While in the Epee, freshman Nathaniel Green paced JHU with three wins en route to a 6-3 win. The Big Red would claim the Sabre by a 6-3 score. Hopkins then beat Haverford, 16-11, despite winning only the Sabre. Petrie won two of his three bouts in a 5-4 loss in the Foil while the Fords won six of nine bouts to claim the Epee. The Blue Jays swept the Sabre, behind 3-0 showings from junior Aravind Menon and freshmen Patrick Rose and Daniel Dembner.
JHU then won all three weapons in a 22-5 win over host Drew. Petrie and senior Evan Stafford combined to win six bouts in an 8-1 win in the Foil. The Epeeists turned the same trick, winning 8-1 behind 3-0 showings by Green and sophomore Glenn Balbus. The Sabre was slightly closer, with Hopkins winning 6-3. Menon, Rose and junior Paul Vitale each won two bouts to lead the Blue Jays to the win. Against Lafayette, Hopkins once again swept all three weapons in a 22-5 win. The Blue Jays dominated in the Foil (8-1) and Sabre (9-0) and pulled out a close win in the Epee (5-4). Petrie and Stafford once again led the way with a total of six wins between them in the Foil, while Vitale, Dembner and Rose combined for the nine-win sweep in the Sabre. Balbus and freshman Dylan Etzel each won two bouts with Green adding a crucial win.
Hopkins wrapped up with a 16-11 win over Rutgers, which included wins in the Foil (5-4) and the Sabre (8-1). Petrie and Stafford won four bouts and Mui added a big win in the one-point win in the Foil. The Scarlet Knights would take the Epee by a 6-3 score, despite two wins from Balbus. In the Sabre, Vitale and Rose combined for six wins to lead the Blue Jays.
Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, February 16 at the Maryland Invitational in College Park, MD. It is the Blue Jays final event of the regular season before the MACFA Championship on March 2.
Drew Invitational
Epee
Glenn Balbus ? 10-5
Dylan Etzel ? 7-8
Nathaniel Green ? 8-7
Foil
Jonathan Mui ? 9-6
John Petrie ? 13-2
Evan Stafford ? 11-4
Sabre
Daniel Dembner ? 8-2
Aravind Menon ? 6-3
Patrick Rose ? 12-3
Paul Vitale ? 9-2
