PRINCETON, N.J. - The University of Pennsylvania men's fencing team has won their third straight share of the Ivy League Title. This marks Penn's 17th Ivy title in the team's history and fourth time that it has won in the last ten years. The Quakers will share the title with Harvard and Columbia who also went 4-1 on the weekend. 

How it Happened

* Yale

After beating the nation's number one team in Harvard the day before the Quakers look to start day two on a high note as they took on Yale. Winning all three weapon groups, Penn came out victorious winning 17-10. 

In saber it was Julian Merchant and Andrew Sun who went 3-0 to earn six of the seven points. In epee, Raynis and Garzo each went 2-1 to help edge out a 5-4 win. 

Penn 17, Yale 10 - Full Results

Epee (5-4): Zsombor Garzo 2-1, Jake Raynis 2-1, Justin Yoo 1-2
Foil (5-4): John Vaiani 1-0, Raymond Chen 2-0, Willie Upbin 2-1, Michael Li 0-1, Aaron Ahn 0-1, Alexandre Amice 0-1
Saber (7-2): Julian Merchant 3-0, Andrew Sun 3-0, Raphael Van Hoffelen 1-2

* Princeton

The next challenge for the Quakers came against No. 6 Princeton. Despite losing two of the three weapon groups, Penn won by the narrow margin of 14-13. 

Leading the way were Julian Merchant, Andrew Sun, and Adam Green who all went 2-1 to win foil 6-3 which was enough to put the Quakers over the Tigers. Justin Yoo also put together a solid 2-1 performance in epee. Willie Upbin earned the touch that clinched the bout for the Red and Blue.

Penn 14, Princeton 13 - Full Results

Epee (4-5): Zsombor Garzo 1-2, Jake Raynis 1-2, Justin Yoo 2-1
Foil (4-5): John Vaiani 0-1, Raymond Chen 0-3, Willie Upbin 2-1, Michael Li 2-0
Saber (6-3): Julian Merchant 2-1, Andrew Sun 2-1, Adam Green 2-1

* Columbia

After three rounds, the Quakers held sole possession of first place in the Ivy Round Robins. Next up was Columbia, a team the Quakers had lost to earlier this season 15-12. While Penn won 5-4 in epee, they lost in foil and saber to give the Lions the win. 

Columbia 15, Penn 12 - Full Results

Epee (5-4): Zsombor Garzo 0-3, Jake Raynis 2-0, Justin Yoo 2-1, Sean Wilson 1-0
Foil (3-6): John Vaiani 0-1, Raymond Chen 0-2, Willie Upbin 2-1, Michael Li 1-2
Saber (4-5): Julian Merchant 2-1, Andrew Sun 1-2, Adam Green 1-2

* Brown

Like Columbia, the Quakers had already beaten Brown this season and in order to clinch a share of the Ivy Title, they would need to beat them for a second time. They did just that as the Red and Blue got 8-1 victories from Saber and Foil and a 7-2 win from epee to clinch. 

The Red and Blue got 3-0 outings from Garzo, Upbin, and Merchant to help seal the win and clinch a share of the Ivy Title for a third straight season. 

Penn 23, Brown 4 - Full Results

Epee (7-2): Zsombor Garzo 3-0, Jake Raynis 2-1, Justin Yoo 2-0, Nikola Damjanovic 0-1
Foil (8-1): John Vaiani 2-0, Raymond Chen 2-0, Willie Upbin 3-0, Michael Li 0-1, Alexandre Amice 1-0 
Saber (8-1): Julian Merchant 3-0, Andrew Sun 2-0, Adam Green 2-0, Connor Mills 1-0, Raphael Van Hoffelen 0-1

Ivy Standings

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

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
1. Justin Yoo: 10-4 (First-Team All-Ivy and champion)
2. Jake Raynis: 10-4 (First-Team All-Ivy)
5. Zsombor Garzo: 9-6 (Second-Team All-Ivy)

Foil
2. Willie Upbin: 10-5 (First Team All-Ivy)
10. Raymond Chen: 5-7

Saber
3. Julian Merchant: 11-4 (First Team All-Ivy)
5. Andrew Sun: 9-5 (Second Team All-Ivy)