The Basics
• Scores:
Johns Hopkins-18, Lafayette-9
#7 Penn-17, Johns Hopkins-10
#10 Duke-17, Johns Hopkins-10
Johns Hopkins-18, Sacred Heart-9
NYU-19, Johns Hopkins-8
• Location: Philadelphia, PA • TSE Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team opened the 2022 portion of it schedule with a pair of wins at the Philadelphia Invitational. Hopkins earned wins over Lafayette and Sacred Heart to go 2-3 on the day.
 
How it Happened
Hopkins opened the day with an 18-9 win over Lafayette. The Sabre squad won easily, 8-1, while both the Foil and Epee squads earned hard-fought 5-4 wins. The Blue Jays then faced off against host and seventh-ranked Penn Quakers and fell, 17-10. The Foil squad picked up a tight 5-4 win for the Blue Jays. The next match wasn't any easier as Hopkins took on 10^th-ranked Duke, The Blue Devils won 17-10, while the Blue Jays Sabre squad earned a 7-2 win.

JHU got back in the win column with an 18-9 win over Sacred Heart, getting wins from the Sabre (8-1) and Epee (7-2) squads. Hopkins ended the day with a 19-8 loss to NYU, which is ranked first in the Division III Coaches Poll. The Blue Jay Foil squad beat the Violets, 5-4.

What it MEans
Junior Sachin Mehta earned the 100th win of his career, becoming the second Blue Jay this season to reach the milestone. 
 
The Records • Epee (17-28)
• Danny Comer • 3-8
• Julius Dunn • 2-5
• Gabe Insler • 5-8
• Kyle Kennedy • 1-1
• Ethan Kim • 6-6
 
The Records • Foil (20-25)
• Matthew Jacobs • 3-12
• Evan Lau • 3-6
• Zach Ortiz • 3-3
• Alan Zheng • 11-4
 
The Records • Sabre (27-18)
• David DeScherer • 5-0
• William Hu • 5-2
• Eryk Kokosinski • 5-6
• Sachin Mehta • 6-4
• Qilin Tong • 6-6
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, February 6 with the Blue Jay Invitational.