Fencing teams are a new force in the conference
The foil team included sophomores Paul Nunley and Ian McCue, and juniors David Ferguson, Ben Dorfman and Jimmy Einsiedler. The epee team consisted of freshmen Thomas Ronan and Nick Krywopusk, sophomores Harry Oppenheim and James Pearse and junior Dan Zielinski. Freshmen Michael Fellows and Max Wieder and seniors Aaron Fernandes and co-captain Jacob Sand made up the sabre team.
Fellows demonstrated a smooth transition from the epee as he competed for the first time with the sabre.
The Hopkins men first faced off against host UPenn, a strong Division-I team. Unfortunately, the Quakers doubled the Blue Jays' efforts, defeating them 19-8.
However, the Hopkins men rebounded quickly to fight off Division-III Stevens and Division-I Sacred Heart, defeating both teams. Both of the matches resulted in a 19-8 score, just as the Hopkins-Penn match. Except this time, it was the Blue Jays who came out on top.
On Sunday, the men moved to compete at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. They posted a successful day as they went undefeated.
The Jays showed their dominance first by beating the Rutgers club team 20-7.
They went on to overwhelm Division-III Yeshiva University and Division-II NJIT by a score of 26-1 in both matches. The men wrapped up the day defeating Division-III Hunter College, 25-2.
Coach Austin Young has set up a rigorous schedule for the Hopkins men. Many of their meets this year have the Blue Jays facing up against strong Division-I teams. Their performance against these teams can help earn the Blue Jays a national ranking.
Sophomore Paul Nunley believes that task is within the team's grasp.
"Based on our performance this past weekend, I think we can get ranked this year," he said. Nunley went on to lay out some of the other goals for the Blue Jay squad.
"Last year we were able to send David Ferguson to the NCAA final, where he took 13th place. I think it's possible that three or four people can go to the finals this year," he said.
Sophomore Harry Oppenheim praised the contributions made by the freshmen this past weekend.
"The freshmen this year are a very good addition to the team," Oppenheim said.
"They help strengthen all the squads, especially epee."
The Hopkins men and women look to continue their promising seasons over the winter break. The women compete next at the Penn Multi-Meets on Jan. 12, while the men compete at the Philadelphia Invitational on the same day.
Fellows demonstrated a smooth transition from the epee as he competed for the first time with the sabre.
The Hopkins men first faced off against host UPenn, a strong Division-I team. Unfortunately, the Quakers doubled the Blue Jays' efforts, defeating them 19-8.
However, the Hopkins men rebounded quickly to fight off Division-III Stevens and Division-I Sacred Heart, defeating both teams. Both of the matches resulted in a 19-8 score, just as the Hopkins-Penn match. Except this time, it was the Blue Jays who came out on top.
On Sunday, the men moved to compete at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. They posted a successful day as they went undefeated.
The Jays showed their dominance first by beating the Rutgers club team 20-7.
They went on to overwhelm Division-III Yeshiva University and Division-II NJIT by a score of 26-1 in both matches. The men wrapped up the day defeating Division-III Hunter College, 25-2.
Coach Austin Young has set up a rigorous schedule for the Hopkins men. Many of their meets this year have the Blue Jays facing up against strong Division-I teams. Their performance against these teams can help earn the Blue Jays a national ranking.
Sophomore Paul Nunley believes that task is within the team's grasp.
"Based on our performance this past weekend, I think we can get ranked this year," he said. Nunley went on to lay out some of the other goals for the Blue Jay squad.
"Last year we were able to send David Ferguson to the NCAA final, where he took 13th place. I think it's possible that three or four people can go to the finals this year," he said.
Sophomore Harry Oppenheim praised the contributions made by the freshmen this past weekend.
"The freshmen this year are a very good addition to the team," Oppenheim said.
"They help strengthen all the squads, especially epee."
The Hopkins men and women look to continue their promising seasons over the winter break. The women compete next at the Penn Multi-Meets on Jan. 12, while the men compete at the Philadelphia Invitational on the same day.
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