Women Win Ivy Title, Men Place Second at Ivy League Round Robins

Saturday, February 8

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Women Win Ivy Title, Men Place Second at Ivy League Round Robins

2/10/2020 12:11:00 AM | Fencing

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No. 2 ranked women notch an undefeated 6-0 record to capture third straight outright Ivy League Championship; No. 1 ranked men place second with 4-1 record.

BOSTON—The defending national champion Columbia Fencing program completed day two of the 2020 Ivy League Round Robin Fencing Championships Saturday as the Lions' No. 2 ranked women's team won its third consecutive outright title with a 6-0 record, while the No. 1 ranked men's team finished in second place with a 4-1 record. The annual event took place at Harvard's Gordon Indoor Track.

Columbia's women's team won its third straight outright title and its fifth Ivy League Championship in six years. Columbia's men's team's streak of six consecutive Ivy League championships came to an end as Harvard finished 5-0, one match ahead of the Lions. On Sunday, both teams won all of their respective matches. Historically, Columbia tops the Ivy League in most team titles in both men's (40 titles in 90 years of competition) and women's (13 titles in 43 years) championships. Aufrichtig has guided Columbia to 11 overall titles (six men's and five women's).

"Today, Columbia Fencing showed the strength and depth of our program," Columbia Fencing Head Coach Michael Aufrichtig said. "Now, we prepare for NCAA Regionals with the goal of qualifying 12 fencers for the NCAA Championships."

Both teams entered Sunday's final day in a position to win respective Ivy League Championships as the women were in first place with a 3-0 record and men's squad in second place with a 2-1 record. Both teams did what they needed to do in the final day.

On Sunday, Columbia's women's team completed its undefeated record by defeating No. 1 ranked Princeton 17-10, topping Yale 18-9 and defeating Cornell 15-12. The Lions had two second-place finishers in Maria Chart, who went 14-4 in saber and Ester Schreiber, who finished 14-4 in foil. Also placing with marks included Daniella Timofefyev (5^th place, 10-5) in saber, Natalie Minarik (5^th place, 12-6) in foil and Violet Michel (7^th place, 11-7) in saber. Giana Vierheller finished 8-3 and Karolina Nixon went 7-2 in epee.

On the men's side in Sunday's competition, Columbia defeated Princeton 19-8, then defeated Yale 19-8. The Lions took care of business, but needed Harvard to drop a match in order to tie for the title. That didn't happen as Harvard won its two matches.

In Saturday's competition, Columbia's women's team defeated No. 7 ranked Harvard 18-9, then slipped by No. 7 ranked Penn 14-13, and finally defeated Brown 19-8 to hold sole possession of first place. Harvard (3-1), Cornell (2-1) and Princeton (2-1) trail the Lions. Meanwhile, the men started with a 15-12 loss to No. 2 ranked Harvard, a 16-11 win over No. 9 ranked Penn and a 23-4 victory over Brown. Leading the men's squad was Teddy Lombardo (8-4) and Cedric Mecke (10-5), who both finished second in the epee competition. Josef Cohen went 8-4 and finished fourth in saber, while Sidarth Kumbla (9-4) and Sam Moelis (8-5) placed fifth and seventh respectively in foil. Also putting up winning records included Andrew Doddo (10-1 in saber), and Andrew Zheng (5-1 in foil).

For complete information on the 2020 Ivy League Round-Robins and a tournament central website, click here. Live results can be accessed at this link.

Over the entire weekend, 28 fencers took to the strips for Columbia.

Columbia entered the weekend ranked No. 1 nationally in men's fencing and No. 2 in women's fencing by collegefencing360.com. Nine Ivy League programs—five women's and four men's—are listed in the top-10 of the initial poll. On the women's side, Princeton is No. 1, Columbia is No. 2, Harvard is No. 7, Penn is No. 8 and Cornell is No. 10. In men's, Columbia is No. 1, Harvard is No. 2, Princeton is No. 6, Yale is No. 8 and Penn is No. 9.

Following the Ivy League Championships, Columbia returns home to host the George Kolombatovich Memorial Meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Dodge Fitness Center. The Lions will take on NYU, Sacred Heart and Vassar at two locations in Dodge Fitness Center including the University Gymnasium "Blue Gym" and the Columbia Fencing Room.

2020 IVY LEAGUE FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 8-9, 2020, Gordon Track, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.

FINAL WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS & RESULTS

1.	Columbia	6-0
2.	Penn	4-2
2.	Princeton	4-2
4.	Harvard	3-3
5.	Cornell	2-4
5.	Yale	2-4
7.	Brown	0-6

RESULTS
Saturday's Results
Harvard def. Cornell, 15-12
Princeton def. Brown, 21-6
Yale def. Penn, 14-13
Columbia def. Harvard, 18-9
Cornell def. Brown, 17-10
Princeton def. Yale, 19-8
Harvard def. Brown, 21-6
Cornell def. Yale, 15-12
Columbia def. Penn, 14-13
Harvard def. Yale 18-9
Penn def. Princeton 15-12
Columbia def. Brown 19-8

Sunday's Results
Columbia def. Princeton 17-10
Penn def. Cornell 17-10
Yale def. Brown 22-5
Penn def. Harvard 15-12
Princeton def. Cornell 16-11
Columbia def. Yale 18-9
Princeton def. Harvard 17-10
Columbia def. Cornell 15-12
Penn def. Brown 22-5

COLUMBIA WOMEN'S INDIVIDUALS
Saber
2. Maria Chart, 14-4
5. Daniella Timofeyev, 10-5
7. Violet Michel, 11-7
Ally Wolf, 1-1
Anika Tsapatsaris, 0-1

Foil
2. Ester Schreiber, 14-4
5. Natalie Minarik, 12-6
13. Rachel Zhang, 8-10

Epee
Karolina Nixon, 7-2
Giana Vierheller, 8-3
Anne Cebula, 6-6
Valentina Bos, 3-3
LeeAnn Choy, 3-3
Arianna Mangano, 3-4
Karina Leung, 1-2

FINAL MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS & RESULTS

1.	Harvard	5-0
2.	Columbia	4-1
3.	Princeton	3-2
4.	Brown	1-4
4.	Penn	1-4
4.	Yale	1-4

RESULTS
Saturday's Results
Princeton def. Brown, 24-3
Penn def. Yale, 16-11
Harvard def. Columbia, 15-12
Princeton def. Yale, 17-10
Harvard def. Brown, 23-4
Columbia def. Penn, 16-11
Columbia def. Brown, 23-4
Harvard def. Yale, 18-9
Princeton def. Penn, 18-9

Sunday's Results
Columbia def. Princeton, 19-8
Yale def. Brown, 16-11
Harvard def. Penn, 18-9
Columbia def. Yale, 19-8
Harvard def. Princeton, 20-7
Brown def. Penn, 14-13

COLUMBIA MEN'S INDIVIDUALS
Saber
4. Josef Cohen, 8-4
Brian Szeto, 3-0
Andrew Doddo, 10-1
Christopher Walker 6-4
Dawson Sieradzky, 5-4

Foil
5. Sidarth Kumbla, 9-4
7. Sam Moelis, 8-5
James Bourtis, 3-0
Andrew Zheng, 5-1
Ashton Daniel, 6-4

Epee
2. Teddy Lombardo, 8-4
2. Cedric Mecke, 10-5
Julian Maldonaldo, 2-1
Alan Temiryaev, 5-5
Mick Yamanaka, 1-4