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JAMES T VANRENSSELAER

Men's Fencing

Johns Hopkins Goes Unbeaten at Stevens

HOBOKEN, NJ – Johns Hopkins won all four of its matches on Sunday at the MACFA B vs. C, hosted by Stevens. The Blue Jays improve to 24-12 on the season while juniors Matthew Dao and Larry Cai reached milestone wins.
 
Hopkins opened the day with a 26-1 win over Hunter. Alex Jeffords and Leonid Kotov each went 3-0 to lead the Sabre squad to a 9-0 win. Alastair Thompson and Yi Peng Sha did the same in an 8-1 win by the Foil squad. And in the Epee, Jorge Gana and Ayan Bhatnagar combined for six wins as the Blue Jays won 9-0.
 
JHU then won a 16-11 decision over NJIT in the Blue Jays' closest match of the day. The Foil squad grabbed an 8-1 win, fueled by three wins each by Sha and Vir Gogoi. Cai and Neil Pandey won two bouts each in a close 5-4 loss by the Sabre squad. Gana won two of three bouts in a 5-4 loss in the Epee.
 
Hopkins rebounded with a 27-0 win over Yeshiva. Kotov and Jeffords combined for six wins in the Sabre, while Gana and Darius Kim did the same in the Epee. Gogi, Thompson and Omar Reyes led the Foil squad to a 9-0 win.
 
The Blue Jays ended the day with a 24-3 win over the Army Black Knights. Kotov, Pandey and Cai each won two bouts as the Sabre squad won 6-3. Gogoi, Thompson and Reyes once again won all nine bouts in a shutout win by the Foil squad. Dao and Kim earned three wins each in a 9-0 win in the Epee.
 
Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, February 23 at the Temple Invitational.
 
Notes: Gana moved into fifth place in Johns Hopkins history with 240 career Epee wins • Dao moved into a tie for 10th with 205 career Epee wins • Jeffords now ranks 23rd in program history with 164 career Sabre wins.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ayan Bhatnagar

Ayan Bhatnagar

Epee
5' 11"
Sophomore
Larry Cai

Larry Cai

Sabre
6' 0"
Junior
Matthew Dao

Matthew Dao

Epee
6' 0"
Junior
Jorge Gana

Jorge Gana

Epee
6' 0"
Junior
Alex Jeffords

Alex Jeffords

Sabre
6' 4"
Junior
Leonid Kotov

Leonid Kotov

Sabre
5' 11"
Sophomore
Yi Peng Sha

Yi Peng Sha

Foil
6' 1"
Sophomore
Vir Gogoi

Vir Gogoi

Foil
6' 0"
Freshman
Darius Kim

Darius Kim

Epee
5' 11"
Freshman
Neil Pandey

Neil Pandey

Sabre
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ayan Bhatnagar

Ayan Bhatnagar

5' 11"
Sophomore
Epee
Larry Cai

Larry Cai

6' 0"
Junior
Sabre
Matthew Dao

Matthew Dao

6' 0"
Junior
Epee
Jorge Gana

Jorge Gana

6' 0"
Junior
Epee
Alex Jeffords

Alex Jeffords

6' 4"
Junior
Sabre
Leonid Kotov

Leonid Kotov

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sabre
Yi Peng Sha

Yi Peng Sha

6' 1"
Sophomore
Foil
Vir Gogoi

Vir Gogoi

6' 0"
Freshman
Foil
Darius Kim

Darius Kim

5' 11"
Freshman
Epee
Neil Pandey

Neil Pandey

5' 7"
Freshman
Sabre