The Basics
• Location: Philadelphia, PA • Liacouras Center
• The Short Story: Sophomore William Hu led the Johns Hopkins men's fencing team with a third-place finish at the 41^st annual Temple Open on Sunday. Five fencers finished in the top-20 in the Blue Jays' season opener.
 
How it Happened
• Hu led seven Blue Jay Sabrists as he finished in a tie for third-place with an 11-1 record on the day. He went 8-0 in pool play and then advanced to the semifinals in the elimination round. Senior Eryk Kokosinski placed ninth with a 7-3 record. He finished pool play with a 6-2 record and then made it to the round of 16 in elimination.
• Junior David DeScherer went 8-2 on the day to finish in 13^th place. He went 6-1 in pool play before making it to the round of 16. Junior Sachin Mehta finished with a 7-2 record on the day to place 19^th. He went 7-1 in pool play and then advanced to the round of 32.
• Senior Devon Osgood finished with a 4-6 record and took 32^nd place. He went 3-5 in pool play and then advanced to the round of 32. Freshman Jonathan Yao placed 42^nd with a 5-4 record. He went 4-4 in pool play and lost in the first round of elimination. Senior Paul Lam tied for 54^th place with an 8-0 record in pool play.
• In the Foil, senior Noah Park led JHU with a 19^th place finish, out of 73 fencers. He went 5-3 in pool play and advanced to the round of 32. Senior Matthew Jacobs finished in 35^th place with a 5-4 record. After going 5-3 in pool play he lost in the first round of elimination.
• Sophomore Gabe Insler led the Blue Jays as he finished in a tie for 30^th in the Epee, out of 92 fencers. He finished pool play with a 5-3 record and then lost in the round of 32 in the elimination round.
• Freshman Ethan Kim placed 34^th with a 5-4 record on the day. He went 5-3 in pool play and then lost in the round of 64. Junior Jeffrey Wang took 43^rd place with a 5-4 record. He finished pool play with a 5-3 record and then lost in the round of 64.
• Sophomore Julius Dunn finished in a tie for 51^st place with a 2-7 record. He went 2-6 in pool play and then lost in the round of 64. Senior Kyle Kennedy finished in a tie for 53^rd place with a 2-7 record. He also went 2-6 in pool play and then fell in the round of 64.
• Junior Danny Comer took 73^rd place with a 5-3 record on the day. He went 1-3 in pool play and then won the consolation draw with a 4-0 record. Junior Kent Kotaka finished in a tie for 82^nd place with a 3-6 record overall. He went 0-4 in pool play and then placed 12^th in the consolation round with a 3-2 record.
 
What it Means
• This marks the second straight trip to the Temple Open that the Blue Jays have had a Sabrist finish in the top-three.
 
The Records • Epee
• Danny Comer • 73^rd (5-3)
• Julius Dunn • T-51^st (2-7)
• Gabe Insler • T-30^th (6-4)
• Kyle Kennedy • T-53^rd (2-7)
• Ethan Kim • 34^th (5-4)
• Kent Kotaka • T-82^nd (3-6)
• Jeffrey Wang • 43^rd (5-4)
 
The Records • Foil
• Matthew Jacobs • 35^th (5-4)
• Noah Park • 19^th (6-4)
 
The Records • Sabre
• David DeScherer • 13^th (8-2)
• William Hu • T-3^rd (11-1)
• Eryk Kokosinski • 9^th (7-3)
• Paul Lam • T-54^th (8-0)
• Sachin Mehta • 19^th (7-2)
• Devon Osgood • 32^nd (4-6)
• Jonathan Yao • 42^nd (4-5)
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action at the Columbia Invitational on Friday, November 19.