The Basics
• Scores:
Rutgers-16, Johns Hopkins-11
Johns Hopkins-19, Lafayette-8
#2 Johns Hopkins-15, #6 Drew-12
Johns Hopkins-22, Cornell-5
#2 Johns Hopkins-22, Rowan-5
#2 Johns Hopkins-16, #6 Drew-11
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team went 5-1 at the JHU Invitational with the Sabre squad going 6-0.
 
How it Happened
Hopkins dropped its first match of the day to Rutgers, with the Sabre squad earning a 5-4 win. Junior Sachin Mehta got the clinching win for the Blue Jays. JHU rebounded with a win over Lafayette, sweeping all three weapons. The Sabre squad led the way with an 8-1 win while the Foil squad pulled out a 5-4 win. Freshman Alan Zheng secured the Foil squad's win.

The Blue Jays followed with a hard-fought win over the sixth-ranked Drew Rangers. The Sabre (8-1) and Foil (5-4) squads earned wins for the Jays. Senior Evan Lau clinched the win for the Foil squad. Hopkins then picked up back-to-back easy wins over Cornell and Rowan. The Epee squad won a close 5-4 bout over the Profs, with junior Kent Kotaka securing the win.

Hopkins wrapped up the day with another win over Drew. The Sabre and Foil squads each earned 6-3 wins to lead the way for the Blue Jays.
 
What it Means
• Lau's first win in the last match of the day was the 100^th of his career. He is the third Blue Jay to reach the milestone this season, joining senior Paul Lam and Mehta.
• Senior Eryk Kokosinski now ranks 21^st with 159 career Sabre wins.
 
The Records • Epee (29-25)
• Danny Comer • 5-4
• Julius Dunn • 4-3
• Gabe Insler • 9-4
• Kyle Kennedy • 1-2
• Ethan Kim • 8-5
• Kent Kotaka • 2-4
• Jeffrey Wang • 0-3
 
The Records • Foil (35-19)
• Matthew Jacobs • 8-4
• Kyle Kennedy • 2-1
• Evan Lau • 7-2
• Zach Ortiz • 3-1
• Alex Paek • 6-5
• Alan Zheng • 9-5
 
The Records • Sabre (41-13)
• Jake Desman • 5-2
• William Hu • 4-1
• Eryk Kokosinski • 9-0
• Paul Lam • 7-2
• Sachin Mehta • 6-1
• Qilin Tong • 7-5
• Jonathan Yao • 6-2
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, February 12 as the Blue Jays travel to Durham, NC for the Duke Invitational.