POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Vassar College Men's and Women's Fencing teams returned to action for the final home meet in two bouts against Yale University at Walker Field House.
In round one, the men's team earned a 16-11 victory over the Bulldogs as foil led the way with seven victories. Freshman
Federico La Rosa went 3-0 at foil while rookie
Isaiah Kim and sophomore
Brady Traugot went 2-1. Senior
Conor Travaglione was undefeated at sabre while rookie
Oliver Berger scored two wins along with one from sophomore
Justin Lederer. Senior
Jack Plumer won twice at epee along with one win from freshman
Brian Li.
The women's team fell 20-7 to Yale as freshman Sarah Boucher-Rowe went 3-0 at epee while sophomore Naomi Hirsch tallied two wins and one win from sophomore Danielle Golden. Freshman Abigail Geiger scored a win at sabre for the Brewers.
In round two, the women's team fell 22-5 as junior Hunter Grogan won twice at foil along with a win apiece from sophomores Isabel Stowe and Nicole Ezell. Rookie Aanya Mukherjee recorded a win at epee for Vassar.
The men's team was defeated 16-11 as freshman
Ulysses Bergel, senior
Sean Fisher and Kim each tallied two wins at foil. Senior
Nicholas Gayle had two wins at sabre along with a win each from sophomore
Noah Rudnet and senior
Tian Hahn. Senior
Tom Stadnikov earned the lone win at epee for the Brewers.
Vassar will head to the NEIFC Championships on Saturday at Brandeis with the meet beginning at 9:00 a.m.