University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, November 7
Durham, NC
8:00 a.m.
North Carolina
at
Duke University
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
November 6, 2026 | Fencing
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina fencing's NCAA season begins this weekend with a meet against Duke in Durham on Saturday morning.
The men's team will open the morning at 9:00 a.m. in Card Gym with the woman to follow at 12:30 p.m.
The Carolina fencing program opens the season coming off one of the most historic seasons in the Jednak era. Then-freshman Youssef Shamel became UNC fencing's first national champion in over 40 years, taking home the men's epee crown.
Shamel also took home the individual men's epee ACC Championship while fellow Tar Heel Peter Bruk was crowned the men's foil ACC Champion.
This year's roster already has some action under their belt, with he first NAC of the 2026-27 season complete. Two members of Carolina fencing took home medals at the October competition with junior Cristian Porras taking home gold in in the DI Challengers Men's Foil division. Sophomore Samantha Maryash also took home hardware, tying for bronze in the DI Elite Women's Sabre category.
This weekend's meet will consist of a total of nine bouts, with each of the three categories holding three competing fencers.
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The men's team will open the morning at 9:00 a.m. in Card Gym with the woman to follow at 12:30 p.m.
The Carolina fencing program opens the season coming off one of the most historic seasons in the Jednak era. Then-freshman Youssef Shamel became UNC fencing's first national champion in over 40 years, taking home the men's epee crown.
Shamel also took home the individual men's epee ACC Championship while fellow Tar Heel Peter Bruk was crowned the men's foil ACC Champion.
This year's roster already has some action under their belt, with he first NAC of the 2026-27 season complete. Two members of Carolina fencing took home medals at the October competition with junior Cristian Porras taking home gold in in the DI Challengers Men's Foil division. Sophomore Samantha Maryash also took home hardware, tying for bronze in the DI Elite Women's Sabre category.
This weekend's meet will consist of a total of nine bouts, with each of the three categories holding three competing fencers.
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