The Basics
• Scores:
Ohio State-18, Johns Hopkins-9
UC San Diego-14, Johns Hopkins-13
Johns Hopkins-21, Wayne State-6
Notre Dame-23, Johns Hopkins-4
• Location: Columbus, OH • French Field House
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team closed out the fall semester with a win over Wayne State at the 2021 Elite Invitational on Sunday.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day with a loss to host Ohio State. Senior Eryk Kokosinski, junior Sachin Mehta and sophomore William Hum each won a bout for the Sabre squad (3-6). Freshmen Alan Zheng and Alex Paek earned one win apiece for the Foil squad (2-7). And sophomore Gabe Insler led the Epee squad (4-5) with two wins.
• JHU then dropped a tough 14-13 decision to UC San Diego just one day after beating the Tritons. Mehta and Hu each went 3-0 to lead the Sabre squad to a 7-2 win. Zheng, Paek and senior Noah Park won one bout each for the Foil Squad (3-6). And in the Epee (3-6), Insler again led the way with two wins for the Jays.
• The Blue Jays rebounded with a 21-6 win over the Warriors. Kokosinski, Mehta and Hu led the Sabre squad to a 9-0 win. Zheng, Paek and Park won two bouts each to lead the Foil squad to a 6-3 win. And in the Epee, Insler, junior Danny Comer and sophomore Julius Dunn each earned two wins as JHU won 6-3.
• Hopkins closed out the day with a loss to Notre Dame. Hu won two of his three bouts for the Sabre squad (3-6). Freshman Ethan Kim earned a win for the Epee squad (1-8).
 
The Records • Sabre
• David DeScherer • 1-2
• William Hu • 9-3
• Eryk Kokosinski • 5-5
• Sachin Mehta • 7-4
 
The Records • Foil
• Alex Paek • 4-8
• Noah Park • 3-9
• Alan Zheng • 4-8
 
The Records • Epee
• Danny Comer • 3-6
• Julius Dunn • 2-5
• Gabe Insler • 6-5
• Ethan Kim • 3-6
 
Up Next
•  Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, January 22 at the Philadelphia Invitational.