Complete Results

The Basics
• Scores:
Columbia-17, Johns Hopkins-10
Johns Hopkins-17, Stevens-10
NJIT-19, Johns Hopkins-8
• Records: JHU (1-2) • CU (4-0) • Stevens (8-2) • NJIT (1-1)
• Location: New York, NY • Dodge Center Fitness Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team earned a win over Stevens but fell to NJIT and host Columbia in its first dual meets of the year on Friday night.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day with a tough 17-10 loss to host Columbia, last year's NCAA runner-up. Junior Adam Katwan and freshman Evan Lau each won two bouts, with Katwan getting the clincher, as the Foil squad won 5-4. Freshmen Eryk Kokosinski and Paul Lam each won a bout for the Sabre squad (2-7). Sophomore Neel Maddineni led the Epee squad (3-6) with a pair of wins.
• The Blue Jays then grabbed a 17-10 win over the Ducks by sweeping all three weapons. The Sabre squad edged the Ducks, 5-4, with Kokosinski and Lam each winning two. In the Foil (7-2), Lau, freshman Noah Park and senior Solomon Polansky combined for six wins for the Jays. The Epee squad earned a hard-fought 5-4 win, led by junior Tiger Gao's three wins.
• Hopkins ended the night with a loss to NJIT, 19-8, with the Highlanders sweeping all three weapons. Kokosinski won all three of his bouts in a tough 5-4 loss for the Sabre squad. Katwan and Park each won a bout for the Foil squad (2-7) and Gao won two for the Epee squad (7-2).
 
What it Means
• Hopkins falls to 0-6 all-time against Columbia and 37-5 versus NJIT. The Blue Jays improve to 39-16 against the Ducks.
 
The Records • Epee (10-17)
• Tiger Gao • 6-3
• Jake Joram • 0-3
• Kyle Kennedy • 0-2
• Neel Maddineni • 3-3
• William Snyder • 1-6
 
The Records • Foil (14-13)
• Eashan Gupta • 2-2
• Evan Lau • 4-2
• Adam Katwan • 3-3
• Noah Park • 3-3
• Solomon Polansky • 2-3
 
The Records • Sabre (11-16)
• Brian Huang • 0-3
• Paul Lam • 3-3
• Eryk Kokosinski • 6-3
• Vance Wood • 2-7