EVANSTON, Ill. – Traveling to the grueling marathon of the Northwestern Duals, the UC fencing squads posted winning records at the two-day competition after facing 14 rounds of competition against 11 schools on the women's side and nine on the men's side. The Triton women went 7-4 while the men were 7-2.
 
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Facing Northwestern, OSU, Boston College, Wayne State, Notre Dame, Temple, Farleigh Dickinson, Denison, Lawrence, Detroit, and CSU, the Tritons posted seven victories and four defeats over 14 rounds of competition.
 
The epee squad made up of Renee Zuhars, Bella Balogh, Samantha Sayson, Tean Brooks, and Mia Wu went 9-2. Alyssa De La Cruz, Joanne Luong, Emily Luo, Rafaella Gomes, and Kyra Wu represented foil, going 6-5. The saber squad went 6-5 with the team made up of Roxane Cayrat, Janna Aboudaher, Zara Fearns, Sarah Shen, and Maya Desai.
 
Mia Wu led the women's side with a 15-3 record.
 
Women's Results

• Northwestern 12-15
• OSU 11-16
• Boston College 14-13
• Wayne State 25-2
• Notre Dame 3-24
• Temple 10-17
• Fairleigh Dickinson 27-0
• Denison 24-3
• Lawrence 21-6
• Detroit Mercy 27-0
• CSU 25-2

 
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
The men's squad joined the strips with Boston College, OSU, Notre Dame, Wayne State, UIW, Lawrence, Cleveland, Stanford, and Detroit Mercy. Facing 14 rounds of competition, the Tritons took seven victories and two defeats.
 
The epee squad of Derek Rong, Milan Rona, Vedran Markota, Isaac Ive, and Sunny Sharma went undefeated with nine victories, topping Notre Dame, OSU, and Stanford. Posting a 5-4 record, Shawn Kim, Daniel Noble, Phileas Auray, and Jerry Pan represented saber. The foil squad made up of Scott Lao, Larry Song, Lucas Zeng, Rishi Ranadive, and Brandon Kim went 6-3.
 
Derek Rong led the Tritons with a 20-1 record.
 
Men's Results

• Boston College 14-13
• OSU 12-15
• Notre Dame 9-15
• Wayne State 19-8
• UIW 19-8
• Lawrence 24-3
• Cleveland 22-5
• Stanford 17-10
• Detroit Mercy 27-0

 
QUOTABLE
"The Northwestern Duals is a fencing marathon where we competed against a total of 20 schools across the men and women squads. We delivered our most rounded performance at this classic event to date." Head coach Juan Ignacio Calderon commented. "I am particularly proud of the physical and mental endurance it took for the team to accomplish that. Every squad delivered what was expected from them, but this time I have to highlight the undefeated run of the Men's Epee squad that took on top schools like Notre Dame, Ohio State and Stanford." 
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons head north to Stanford for the NCAA Regionals on Mar. 11 and the MPSF Championships on Mar. 12.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.