UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Haverford College men's fencing team competed this past Sunday at the Penn State Invitational, taking on Division I powerhouses Duke, Temple, Columbia, North Carolina, Penn, and the host Nittany Lions. Both the Haverford men's and women's teams were able to score at least one victory in every match, in a tournament that wraps up their winter training camp with competition against the best teams in the NCAA.  

 

Lucas Winkler's five wins on the day led the men's results, as he dominated with 2-1 records against both Duke and UNC (all four wins by the score of 5-4), and a notch against Columbia. Senior Captain Nicholas Conroy and first-year phenom Jax Wittenberg tipped in three wins apiece, with many close bouts for each of them that could have gone either way.  enior foilist Carter Langen and First-year epeeist Vivek Veluvali each toughed out 5-4 wins against Duke, and sophomore Daniel Carvalho had many close bouts, but the one he won was not, as he drubbed Columbia 5-1.

 

The Fords will continue to face Nationally ranked Division I teams next weekend, including rematches with Duke and UNC, at the Philadelphia Invitational held at Penn's Micahnik Fencing Center.