From Brandeis University Athletics

The men's sabre team had the best showing for the Brandeis University at the 2017 NCAA Northeast Regional today at Yale University.

All three of the team's representatives reached the semifinal round. Rookie Leon Rotenstein (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) went 4-2 in the opening round, while junior Kyle Berney (Shreveport, La./Caddo Magnet School) was 3-3 and junior Curtis Wilson (Denver, Colo./Kent Denver) was 2-4 but qualified with the 21^st and final spot in the semifinal round. All three posted two wins in the semis, including a win for Wilson over a fencer from the defending national champions from Columbia, but it wasn't enough for any to secure spot in the finals. Rotenstein and Wilson each exceeded their seed in the standings, with Rotenstein placing 15^th as the 19^th seed and Wilson 16^th as the 28^th seed, while Berney was seeded 16^th and finished 18^th.

The Judges also had two fencers reach the semifinals in men's foil. Senior Len Grazian (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) and junior Elishua Litle (Haifa, Israel/Reali – Beit Beram) each went 3-3 in their initial pool to reach the second round. Each picked up two wins – including two for Grazian against foes from rival NYU, one for Litle over the fifth-place finisher from Harvard – but each needed an additional win to reach the finals. In 17^th and 19^th places, Grazian and Litle each surpassed their seeds, by two and one places, respectively.

Full results from the 2017 NCAA Northeast Regional Fencing Championships at Yale are available at http://www.escrimeresults.com/NCAA/NE/2017/index.htm.