MADISON, N.J. - The Haverford women's fencing team went 1-5 across six completed duals Saturday at the Drew Invitational, opening with a 12-9 victory over Detroit Mercy.
Haverford 12, Detroit Mercy 9
The Fords opened with a win, sweeping foil, 9-0, to overcome losses in sabre, 3-6, and epee, 0-3. Eleni Antoniades went 2-1 in sabre, while Sienna Chung finished 1-2 and Oju Rizal 0-3. In foil, Samantha Kelling, Aanya Jeganathen and Sophie Stamicar each recorded three wins; several came by forfeit because Detroit Mercy did not field a full lineup. Evelyn Penhoet and Payton Wagner competed in epee.
Lawrence 20, Haverford 7
Lawrence took two weapons and swept epee. In sabre, Chung went 2-1, Antoniades 1-2 and Rizal 0-3. Keira Castaneda led foil at 3-0, while Kelling went 1-2 and Jeganathen 0-3. Penhoet, Rachel Jiang and Olivia Rueger each finished 0-3 in epee.
Wayne State 22, Haverford 5
Wayne State won all three weapons, taking sabre and foil, 7-2, and epee, 8-1. Antoniades and Rizal each went 1-2 in sabre, while Chung finished 0-3. Kelling went 1-2 in foil; Castaneda was 1-1, Stamicar 0-3 and Jeganathen fenced once. Penhoet went 1-2 in epee, while Rueger and Wagner each finished 0-3.
Cleveland State 15, Haverford 12
Haverford claimed sabre, 6-3, but Cleveland State took foil and epee. Chung went 3-0 in sabre, Antoniades 2-1 and Rizal 1-2. In foil, Kelling and Stamicar each went 1-2, Jeganathen finished 0-3 and Castaneda fenced once. Penhoet led epee at 2-1, with Jiang and Rueger each going 1-2.
Johns Hopkins 23, Haverford 4
Johns Hopkins swept sabre and foil, then edged Haverford, 5-4, in epee. Chung, Antoniades and Rizal each went 0-3 in sabre, while Kelling, Jeganathen and Stamicar each finished 0-3 in foil. Penhoet went 3-0 in epee, Wagner 1-2 and Jiang 0-3.
Denison 21, Haverford 6
Denison closed the day with a 21-6 win. Haverford earned four foil victories, led by Castaneda at 3-0; Kelling went 1-2 and Jeganathen 0-3. In epee, Jiang and Raynn Kreuger each went 1-2, while Wagner finished 0-3. Denison swept sabre, where Chung, Antoniades and Rizal each went 0-3.
Haverford now returns to action tomorrow, as the Drew Invitational wraps up Sunday at 9 a.m. inside the Simon Forum.
