From Brandeis University Athletics

The Brandeis University men's fencing team rode big wins from its foil squad to victory over MIT tonight as the Judges posted a 1-2 record in the annual Fencing Beanpot Tournament with local rivals Harvard and Boston College tonight.

The men close the dual-match season with a 17-18 record, while the women finish at 20-19.

RESULTS l. #2 Harvard, 2-25 (S1-F1-E0)
l. BC, 8-19 (S4-F1-E3)
def. MIT, 15-12 (S3-F8-E4)

TOP PERFORMERS

• On the men's side, the Judges had just one squad win, but foil's 8-1 victory over MIT was enough to carry Brandeis to the victory. Senior Sam Chestna (Middleborough, Mass.) went 3-0 against the Engineers, including two 5-4 wins. Rookie Elliot Siegel (Newton, Conn. / Hopkins School) was also 3-0 in the match, while junior Alek Broszkowski (Haworth, N.J. / Northern Valley Regional) was 2-1.
• Broszkowski also picked up one of the Judges' two wins over Harvard.
• Rookie sabre fencer Braden Vaccari (New York, N.Y./Dwight School) had the other win over the Crimson. He also had two of his squad's three wins over MIT.