DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke fencing team opens the back half of its schedule with this weekend’s Philadelphia Invitational. The meet, hosted by Penn, is slated for Jan. 17-18 at the Hutchinson Gymnasium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 
Action is set to begin both days at 8:30 a.m. The Blue Devils face two days of tough competition. Results will be available HERE.
 
MEN’S COMPETITION SCHEDULE & LINEUP:


Saturday, Jan. 17: No. 2 UCSD, No. 9 NYU (DIII), No. 19 Haverford (DIII), No. 7 Penn State, Lafayette
Sunday, Jan. 18: Wagner, Yale, NJIT
Men’s Epee: Kozmo Rhyu, Peyton Young, Ethan Boroditsky, Giulio Pech, Kyran Lin
Men’s Foil: Dayaal Singh, Joseph Glasson, Owen Li, Abdelrahman Tolba, Aidan Lee
Men’s Saber: Samir Travers, Lev Ermakov, Justin Glozman, Zachary Showman, Ethan Dennis

WOMEN’S COMPETITION SCHEDULE & LINEUP:


Saturday, Jan. 17: UCSD, No. 5 NYU (DIII), No. 10 Haverford (DIII), Penn State, NJIT, No. 20 Lafayette
Sunday, Jan. 18: No. 14 Wagner, No. 18 Yale, No. 11 FDU
Women’s Epee: Yeva Mazur, Vanessa Lin, Eiry Du, Daniella Barg, Meera Desai
Women’s Foil: Rachel Koo, Skylar Knight, Sophia Shen, Zizi Newhard, Abigail Lau
Women’s Saber: Kunling Tong, Hava Stone, Natalie Olsen, Victoria Gorman, Kalina Atanasova

IN THE RANKINGS:
Both Duke squads enter the weekend ranked in the top 25 of the 2025-26 USFCA poll. The Blue Devil women check in at No. 6, while the men are slotted at No. 22.

LAST TIME OUT:


The Duke fencing teams posted two wins apiece, including a sweep of host Ohio State, to headline a strong showing at the Elite Invitational inside French Field House.
In addition to victories over the Buckeyes, the No. 8 Blue Devil women earned a win over No. 7 Penn, while the ninth-ranked Duke men defeated third-ranked Harvard in a thrilling, come-from-behind victory.
Newhard (foil) headlined the women’s performances with eight victories while Young (epee) tallied nine wins on the men’s side.

 

UP NEXT:
Duke returns to the Keystone State, this time making the trip to University Park, Pennsylvania, for the Penn State Invitational. All the action will take place Jan. 24 at the Mary B. White Building.

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