The Basics
• Scores:
Air Force-14, Johns Hopkins-13
Johns Hopkins-17, Cleveland State-10
Johns Hopkins-14, UC San Diego-13
• Record: Johns Hopkins (6-3)
• Location: Columbus, OH • French Field House
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team beat Cleveland State and UC San Diego on day one of the Elite Invitational at Ohio State Saturday.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day with a tough 14-13 loss to the Air Force Academy. Sophomore William Hu won his three bouts, including the clinching victory, to lead the Sabre squad to a 5-4 win. Sophomore Gabe Insler also won his three bouts to lead the Epee squad to a 6-3 win. In the Foil (2-7), freshmen Alan Zheng and Alex Paek each earned one win.
• JHU then rebounded with a 17-10 win over Cleveland State. Senior Eryk Kokosinski and junior David DeScherer each earned three wins to lead the Sabre squad to an 8-1 win. Insler and freshman Ethan Kim each won three bouts to lead the Epee squad to a 6-3 win. In the Foil (3-6), Paek, Zheng and senior Noah Park won one bout each for the Blue Jays.
• Hopkins closed out the day with a 14-13 win over UC San Diego with the Sabre and Epee squads picking up wins. Hu again won all three of his bouts to lead the Sabre squad to a 6-3 win. Kim, Insler and sophomore Julius Dunn won two bouts each to lead the Epee squad in a 6-3 win. And in the Foil (2-7), Paek and Park won one bout each.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 11-1 all-time against Cleveland State in the first meeting between the Blue Jays and the Vikings since 2010.
• Kokosinski  moved into a tie for 25^th place in school history with 139 career Sabre wins.
 
The Records • Epee
• Danny Comer • 1-3
• Julius Dunn • 2-3
• Gabe Insler • 8-1
• Ethan Kim • 7-2
 
The Records • Foil
• Alex Paek • 3-6
• Noah Park • 2-7
• Alan Zheng • 2-7
 
The Records • Sabre
• David DeScherer • 5-4
• William Hu • 6-0
• Eryk Kokosinski • 5-1
• Sachin Mehta • 3-3
 
Up Next
• Hopkins wraps up the 2021 Elite Invitational on Sunday, December 5.