Princeton, N.J. - The University of Pennsylvania men's fencing team traveled to Princeton on Saturday for the Ivy Round Robins. The Quakers came out on a mission as they took down the number one men's fencing team, Harvard 15-12 to begin their quest for a third straight Ivy title. 

The men remain undefeated but will have their hands full on Sunday. The Red and Blue will have four bouts including two against No. 2 Columbia and No. 5 Princeton. 

How it Happened

The Quakers began their quest for a three-peat against the nation's top men's fencing squad and Ivy rival, Harvard. For Penn it was epee that came up big on the season's biggest stage. Seniors Zsombor Garzo and Jake Raynis each used their experience to their advantage. The trio all went 3-0 as epee swept Harvard 9-0. The win marked the fourth straight year that epee earned a victory over Harvard and just the fourth time this season that they won by the score of 9-0. 

Epee came up big when the team needed it most. Foil fell for the third time in four bouts after being 25-2 prior to last weekend. They fell 4-5 with John Vaiani going 2-1. Men's saber fell 7-2. Julian Merchant and Andrew Sun earned the two wins in saber. 

No. 7 Penn 15, No. 1 Harvard 12 - FULL RESULTS

Epee (9-0): Zsombor Garzo 3-0, Jake Raynis 3-0, Justin Yoo 3-0
Foil (4-5): John Vaiani 2-1, Raymond Chen 1-2, Willie Upbin 1-2
Saber (2-7): Julian Merchant 1-2, Andrew Sun 1-2, Adam Green 0-1, Connor Mills 0-2

Ivy Standings

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

Individual Standings

* Top-3 finishers in each weapon considered First-Team All-Ivy.

* 4-6 finishers named second-team All-Ivy

* First place finisher in each weapon considered the individual champion.

Epee
T-2. Jake Raynis: 3-0
T-2. Zsombor Garzo: 3-0
T-2. Justin Yoo: 3-0

Foil
T-3. John Vaiani: 2-1
T-11. Raymond Chen: 1-2
T-11. Willie Upbin:m 1-2

Saber
T-10. Julian Merchant: 1-2
T-10. Andrew Sun: 1-2

What's Next

The Quakers will be back in action on Sunday for day two of the Ivy Championships. Penn will have bouts against two of the nation's top teams in Columbia and Princeton as the Red and Blue go for their third straight Ivy title.