The Basics
• Scores:
Johns Hopkins-15, #15 NJIT-12
#14 North Carolina-20, Johns Hopkins-7
#3 Princeton-24, Johns Hopkins-3
• Location: Philadelphia, PA • TU Pavilion
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's fencing team went 1-2 on the first day of the Philadelphia Invitational and earned an upset win over 15^th-ranked NJIT.
 
How it Happened
Hopkins opened with a 15-12 win over NJIT, fueled by a 9-0 win by the Foil squad. The Sabre squad lost a close match, 5-4, while Epee lost 7-2. The Blue Jays then fell to 14^th-ranked North Carolina, 20-7. The Tar Heels swept all three weapons (Sabre 7-2, Foil 6-3, Epee, 7-2). Hopkins ended the day with a 24-3 loss to third-ranked Princeton. The Tigers won the Foil, 6-3, and took the Epee and Sabre by 9-0 scores.
 
The Records • Epee (4-23)
• Ameera Ebrahim • 0-5
• Diya Kulkarni • 2-6
• Katelyn McShine • 0-4
• Alex Szewc • 2-5
• Rachel Zhang • 0-3
 
The Records • Foil (15-12)
• Czarina Alfonso • 5-4
• Miya Herman • 3-1
• Alex McDonald • 6-3
• Jasmine Shen • 1-3
• Erika Wong • 0-1
 
The Records • Sabre (6-21)
• Sanya Bawa • 1-5
• Jenny Song • 3-6
• Cherlin Zhu • 0-6