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Northwestern Duals
Strong Showing For Fencing At Northwestern Duals
February 8, 2022 | Fencing
EVANSTON, Ill. - The North Carolina fencing team traveled north to compete in the Northwestern Winter Duals this past weekend. The Tar Heels were part of a 16-team field from across the country. Carolina finished with a combined record of 17-6, while facing six opponents ranked in the top 12.
The ninth-ranked men's team ended the weekend with an 8-2 record, including a 5-0 mark on Sunday. The most impressive win of the weekend came against No. 12 Stanford, 16-11. The men were able to win four of their eight matches by double digits.
The No. 14 women's team came in at 9-4 on the weekend. The Tar Heels were able to capitalize on their depth and endurance in the final rounds of their rugged 13-match schedule, winning their final two matches by a combined score of 53-1.
"They did a great job of managing the tired," said UNC head coach Matt Jednak, "We tried to rotate lineups as best we could in order to be successful throughout the day."
Connor Head and Sophia Mandour led an especially dominant performance in foil. Head went 10-2 this weekend, including 3-0 against the nationally ranked Cardinal. Mandour went 12-5 competing against every ranked opponent the Tar Heels saw over the weekend. Mandour's crowning achievement was going 3-0 against undefeated and fourth ranked Cornell (32-0).
According to Jednak, each weekend is a chance to test themselves against some of the best teams in the country and the skills the team has been working on in practice.
"We have all of the physical and the mental aspects down, now we just have to find some consistency. We want to keep giving our athletes those moments against the best teams in the country. That's when they find out who they are, what is working, and what they need to train more on," said Jednak.
The Tar Heels will travel to Durham next weekend to face No. 6 Duke and a collection of other schools that showcase some of the top teams on the east coast.
"Nobody cares about what we did last weekend or what our record is. We need to put the mask down and go back at it. We need to make sure that when we are on the strip that we are in that moment, not a ranking, but just the person in front of them," said Jednak.
The Duke Duals will get underway Saturday with the men in action starting at 8 a.m., while the women take center stage on Sunday.
Results
Day One
Round One
Men
#9 UNC vs #4 Ohio State
Sabre: 6-3 OSU
Foil: 6-3 OSU
Epee: 7-2 OSU
Final: 19-8 OSU
Women
#14 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
Final: 23-4 UNC
Round Two
Men
#9 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 5-4 CSU
Epee: 7-2 UNC
Final: 18-9 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs Fairleigh Dickinson
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 6-3 UNC
Final: 23-4 UNC
Round Three
Men
#9 UNC vs UCSD
Sabre: 6-3 UCSD
Foil: 5-4 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UCSD
Final: 15-12 UCSD
Women
#14 UNC vs #8 Northwestern
Sabre: 5-4 Northwestern
Foil: 8-1 Northwestern
Epee: 5-4 UNC
Final: 17-10 Northwestern
Round Four
Men
#9 UNC vs Wayne State
Sabre: 6-3 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
Final: 20-7 UNC
Women
Bye
Round Five
Men
#9 UNC vs #12 Stanford
Sabre: 6-3 Stanford
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 6-3 UNC
Final: 16-11 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs UCSD
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UNC
Final: 22-5 UNC
Round Six
Men
Bye
Women
Bye
Round Seven
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs Lawrence
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
Final: 23-4 UNC
#14 UNC vs Wayne State
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
Final: 25-2 UNC
Round Eight
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs Incarnate Word
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 8-1 UNC
Final: 22-5 UNC
Day Two
Round One
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs #6 Ohio State
Sabre: 6-3 OSU
Foil: 6-3 OSU
Epee: 6-3 OSU
Final: 18-9 OSU
Round Two
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs #4 Cornell
Sabre: 6-3 Cornell
Foil: 6-3 Cornell
Epee: 6-3 Cornell
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 18-9 Cornell
Round Three
Men
#9 UNC vs Incarnate Word
Sabre: 6-3 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 19-8 UNC
Women
Bye
Round Four
Men
#9 UNC vs Lawrence
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 22-5 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs #12 Stanford
Sabre: 5-4 Stanford
Foil: 8-1 Stanford
Epee: 6-3 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 16-11 Stanford
Round Five
Men
#9 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 5-4 UNC
Epee: 6-3 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 18-9 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 8-1 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 24-3 UNC
Round Six
Men
#9 UNC vs Northwestern
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 21-6 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs Wayne State
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 26-1 UNC
#14 UNC vs Detroit Mercy
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 27-0 UNC
Round Seven
Men
#9 UNC vs Detroit Mercy
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 27-0 UNC
Women
Bye
The ninth-ranked men's team ended the weekend with an 8-2 record, including a 5-0 mark on Sunday. The most impressive win of the weekend came against No. 12 Stanford, 16-11. The men were able to win four of their eight matches by double digits.
The No. 14 women's team came in at 9-4 on the weekend. The Tar Heels were able to capitalize on their depth and endurance in the final rounds of their rugged 13-match schedule, winning their final two matches by a combined score of 53-1.
"They did a great job of managing the tired," said UNC head coach Matt Jednak, "We tried to rotate lineups as best we could in order to be successful throughout the day."
Connor Head and Sophia Mandour led an especially dominant performance in foil. Head went 10-2 this weekend, including 3-0 against the nationally ranked Cardinal. Mandour went 12-5 competing against every ranked opponent the Tar Heels saw over the weekend. Mandour's crowning achievement was going 3-0 against undefeated and fourth ranked Cornell (32-0).
According to Jednak, each weekend is a chance to test themselves against some of the best teams in the country and the skills the team has been working on in practice.
"We have all of the physical and the mental aspects down, now we just have to find some consistency. We want to keep giving our athletes those moments against the best teams in the country. That's when they find out who they are, what is working, and what they need to train more on," said Jednak.
The Tar Heels will travel to Durham next weekend to face No. 6 Duke and a collection of other schools that showcase some of the top teams on the east coast.
"Nobody cares about what we did last weekend or what our record is. We need to put the mask down and go back at it. We need to make sure that when we are on the strip that we are in that moment, not a ranking, but just the person in front of them," said Jednak.
The Duke Duals will get underway Saturday with the men in action starting at 8 a.m., while the women take center stage on Sunday.
Results
Day One
Round One
Men
#9 UNC vs #4 Ohio State
Sabre: 6-3 OSU
Foil: 6-3 OSU
Epee: 7-2 OSU
Final: 19-8 OSU
Women
#14 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
Final: 23-4 UNC
Round Two
Men
#9 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 5-4 CSU
Epee: 7-2 UNC
Final: 18-9 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs Fairleigh Dickinson
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 6-3 UNC
Final: 23-4 UNC
Round Three
Men
#9 UNC vs UCSD
Sabre: 6-3 UCSD
Foil: 5-4 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UCSD
Final: 15-12 UCSD
Women
#14 UNC vs #8 Northwestern
Sabre: 5-4 Northwestern
Foil: 8-1 Northwestern
Epee: 5-4 UNC
Final: 17-10 Northwestern
Round Four
Men
#9 UNC vs Wayne State
Sabre: 6-3 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
Final: 20-7 UNC
Women
Bye
Round Five
Men
#9 UNC vs #12 Stanford
Sabre: 6-3 Stanford
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 6-3 UNC
Final: 16-11 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs UCSD
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UNC
Final: 22-5 UNC
Round Six
Men
Bye
Women
Bye
Round Seven
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs Lawrence
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
Final: 23-4 UNC
#14 UNC vs Wayne State
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
Final: 25-2 UNC
Round Eight
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs Incarnate Word
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 8-1 UNC
Final: 22-5 UNC
Day Two
Round One
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs #6 Ohio State
Sabre: 6-3 OSU
Foil: 6-3 OSU
Epee: 6-3 OSU
Final: 18-9 OSU
Round Two
Men
Bye
Women
#14 UNC vs #4 Cornell
Sabre: 6-3 Cornell
Foil: 6-3 Cornell
Epee: 6-3 Cornell
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 18-9 Cornell
Round Three
Men
#9 UNC vs Incarnate Word
Sabre: 6-3 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 5-4 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 19-8 UNC
Women
Bye
Round Four
Men
#9 UNC vs Lawrence
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 22-5 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs #12 Stanford
Sabre: 5-4 Stanford
Foil: 8-1 Stanford
Epee: 6-3 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 16-11 Stanford
Round Five
Men
#9 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 5-4 UNC
Epee: 6-3 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 18-9 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs Cleveland State
Sabre: 8-1 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 8-1 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 24-3 UNC
Round Six
Men
#9 UNC vs Northwestern
Sabre: 7-2 UNC
Foil: 7-2 UNC
Epee: 7-2 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 21-6 UNC
Women
#14 UNC vs Wayne State
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 8-1 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 26-1 UNC
#14 UNC vs Detroit Mercy
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: 27-0 UNC
Round Seven
Men
#9 UNC vs Detroit Mercy
Sabre: 9-0 UNC
Foil: 9-0 UNC
Epee: 9-0 UNC
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: 27-0 UNC
Women
Bye
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