The Basics
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Scores:
Johns Hopkins-23, Army-4
Johns Hopkins-24, Hunter-3
Johns Hopkins-22, Yeshiva-5
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Location: Hoboken, NJ • Canavan Arena
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The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team cruised to three wins at the MACFA B vs C round robin at Stevens Sunday afternoon.
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How it Happened
Hopkins opened the day with a 23-4 win over Army West Point as the Foil squad went undefeated. Senior
Matthew Jacobs and freshmen
Alex Paek and
Alan Zheng combined to go 9-0 in the Foil. Sophomores
William Hu and
Qilin Tong led the Sabre squad (8-1) with three wins apiece. And in the Epee (6-3), it was sophomore
Gabe Insler and freshman
Ethan Kim earning two wins each.
The Blue Jays then defeated the Hunter Hawks, 24-3, and again swept all three weapons. Jacobs again went 3-0 to lead the Foil squad (9-0). Tong, junior
David DeScherer and senior
Eryk Kokosinski combined for nine wins to lead the Sabre squad. The Epee squad picked up another 6-3 win, getting two wins each from junior
Danny Comer, sophomore
Julius Dunn and senior
Kyle Kennedy.
Hopkins closed out the weekend with a 22-5 win over Yeshiva, with the Sabre and Foil squads going unbeaten. Jacobs and Paek won three each in the Foil, while in the Sabre, Kokosinski, DeScherer and junior
Sachin Mehta each won three.
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What it Means
• Kokosinski ends the weekend with 169 career Sabre wins and now ranks 18
th in school history. He needs just one win to move into a tie for 17
th.
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The Records •Â
Epee (16-11)
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Danny Comer • 3-3
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Julius Dunn • 5-3
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Gabe Insler • 2-1
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Kyle Kennedy • 4-3
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Ethan Kim • 2-1
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Foil (27-0)
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Anthony Bae • 2-0
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Matthew Jacobs • 9-0
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Alex Paek • 9-0
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Alan Zheng • 7-0
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Sabre (26-1)
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David DeScherer • 6-0
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William Hu • 3-0
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Eryk Kokosinski • 8-1
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Sachin Mehta • 3-0
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Qilin Tong • 6-0
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Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, February 27 at the Temple Invitational.
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