PHILADELPHIA – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania fencing programs hosted the first day of the Dave Micahnik Penn Invitational on Saturday at the Tse Center.
 
Penn had a stellar first day with the #7 men going 5-0 while the #8 women went 4-2 to end the first day of action.
 
The men opened the New Year with a bang, topping Haverford (17-10), UC San Diego (20-7), NYU (16-11), Lafayette (24-3), and Sacred Heart (24-3) to move to 11-2 on the season. Both the foil and saber athletes put on flawless performances, winning their respective weapons in all matchups overall.
 
The women grabbed four commanding wins over Haverford (26-1), NYU (22-5), Lafayette (23-4), and Sacred Heart (24-3) to shift to seven wins on the season. The saber athletes stood tall in all battles, taking the overall saber meetings.
 
Up Next
The Quakers round out the Dave Micahnik Penn Invite on Sunday, Jan. 18, starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Tse Center.
 
Men's Results
vs. Haverford – W, 17-10 (5-4 foil, 5-4 epee, 7-2 saber)
vs. UCSD – W, 20-7 (6-3 foil, 6-3 epee, 8-1 saber)
vs. NYU – W, 16-11 (7-2 foil, 4-5 epee, 5-4 saber)
vs. Lafayette – W, 24-3 (9-0 foil, 7-2 epee, 8-1 saber)
vs. Sacred Heart – W, 24-3 (8-1 foil, 7-2 epee, 9-0 saber)
 
Women's Results
vs. Haverford – W, 26-1 (8-1 foil, 9-0 epee, 9-0 saber)
vs. UCSD – L, 13-14 (3-6 foil, 4-5 epee, 6-3 saber)
vs. NYU – W, 22-5 (6-3 foil, 8-1 epee, 8-1 saber)
vs. Lafayette – W, 23-4 (7-2 foil, 7-2 epee, 9-0 saber)
vs. Sacred Heart – W, 24-3 (7-2 foil, 8-1 epee, 9-0 saber)
vs. Cornell – L, 10-17 (3-6 foil, 2-7 epee, 5-4 saber)