NYU Competes at Eric Sollee Invitational

NYU Competes at Eric Sollee Invitational

From NYU Athletics

The New York University men's fencing team faced a variety of opponents at the Eric Sollee Invitational on Saturday, February 1, in Waltham, MA.

NYU started the invitational against Boston College, winning 23-4. In the second round, NYU lost to #9 Brown University 16-11. In the final round of the morning session, the Violets beat Haverford College 19-8.

In the fourth round, NYU lost to Massachusetts Institute of Technology 18-9.  The Violets earned victories in the last two rounds, beating Hunter College 24-3 and host Brandeis University 15-12.  

The Violets finished the invitational with a record of 4-2 and has an overall record of 7-12 on the season.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Christian Vastola finished the invitational with a 17-1 record in foil.

- The sabre trio of Andrew Kelly (9-3), Jerry Xu (9-4) and Quinten Burgunder (9-3) had a combined record of 27-10.

- In epee, Enrique Cavazos (10-7), Evan Accardi (10-5) and John Cramerus (11-6) had a combined record of 31-18.