CAMBRIDGE, MA—The NJIT men's fencing team went undefeated at the Eric Sollee MIT Fencing Invitational while the NJIT women went 4-2 Sunday afternoon.
The NJIT men, winners of seven straight, move to 13-5 overall on the season while the NJIT women, put together a strong performance, stand at 8-6 on the year.
The NJIT men went undefeated against: Haverford (18-9), Hunter (24-3), Boston Collge (W, 18-9), MIT (15-12) and Brandies (18-9) while the women defeated Haverford (19-8), Hunter (24-2), MIT (14-13) and Brandies (15-12).
Sophomore
Dominic Heise combined for a 12-6 overall record on the foil strip – picking up a pair of wins against Haverford, MIT, Brandies and Brown while sweeping Hunter. On the season, Heise is 25-10.
Senior
Nicholas Concepcion posted nine wins while
Chris Saulys added seven wins on the foil strip for the Highlanders. Saulys season record mark stands at 27-18 while Concepcion is 20-17 overall.
Sophomore
Brett Bogert notched nine wins on the epee strip for the Highlanders while freshman
Rourke Hillyer posted an 11-1 mark, sweeping Haverford, Hunter, Boston College and adding two wins against Brandies. Classmate
Robert Hondor registered 14 wins on the day, sweeping, Hunter, Boston College, MIT and picking up a pair of wins against Haverford and Brandies.
Junior
Thomas Slawinski paced the Highlanders on the saber strip, posting an 11-7 overall record followed by
Greg Puccio with a 10-2 record.
On the women's side,
Cristina Garcia Mendicino led the foil squad, notching a 15-3 overall record, sweeping Haverford, Hunter, Boston College and Brown.
Freshman
Paloma Almodovar recorded a 14-4 overall mark with 3-0 victories over Harverford, Hunter, MIT.
Freshman
Marina Arrese led the epee squad with a 16-2 overall mark. Arrese went 3-0 against Haverford, Hunter, MIT and notched a pair of wins against Boston College and Brown. The newcomer from Madrid, Spain holds a 35-6 overall record on the season.
Senior
Maria Sztan notched 10 wins for the Highlanders, going 3-0 against Haverford and Brandeis while adding two wins apiece against MIT and Brown.
The NJIT men will return to action on February 10 at 8am when the Highlanders compete in the MACFA B Round Robin in Hoboken, NJ, hosted by Stevens.
The NJIT women will host its annual NJIT Invitational on February 9 at 10am.
