UNC men's fencing champions underdog mentality, wins first ACC Championship since 1980
The UNC men’s fencing team was an underdog at the ACC Championships. It's a role the team played played gladly.
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The UNC men’s fencing team was an underdog at the ACC Championships. It's a role the team played played gladly.
Fáti Largaespada, a UNC assistant fencing coach, has been a professional fencer with the Nicaragua fencing team since 2017. Largaespada grew up in Puebla, Mexico, and is equally proud of her Mexican and Nicaraguan roots.
On Monday, former UNC fencing coach Ron Miller — who started the program in Chapel Hill — passed away at the age of 78.
DURHAM, N.C. — Two members of the North Carolina fencing team qualified for this year's NCAA Fencing Individual National Championships. Sophomore Eli Lippman represented UNC in men’s épée on Thursday and Friday, while sophomore Sophia Kovacs competed in women’s sabre on Saturday and Sunday at the competition on Duke's campus.
For the UNC fencing teams, home was an ancient memory. The Tar Heels had not hosted a regular season home meet in a decade.
Trust.
Kicking off the spring season in Louisville, Ky., several members of the North Carolina men’s and women’s fencing teams competed in the January North American Cup from Jan. 6-9.
The sport of fencing has two main objectives: hit and don’t get hit. Can’t be that hard, right?
The North Carolina men’s fencing team showed depth and young talent at the Temple Open in Philadelphia on Sunday.
The North Carolina women’s fencing team experienced mixed results at the Temple Open in Philadelphia on Saturday.
The North Carolina fencing team is already in motion ahead of the 2022-2023 season, after the women's team excelled at the October North American Cup in Minneapolis, Minn. At the event, redshirt sophomore Sophia Kovacs won the silver medal in women’s sabre, beating 143 competitors from around the world.
The North Carolina fencing team competed in dual matches at the Philadelphia Invitational Friday and Saturday.
The North Carolina fencing teams traveled to University City in Pennsylvania this past weekend to kick off their spring season, taking on Penn State, Haverford, UPenn, and Columbia.
The North Carolina fencing teams were in Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the Ohio State Invitational, their first and only, regular competition of the regular season.
The North Carolina fencing team competed this weekend at the Duke Duals in Durham, the men's team on Saturday and the women's team on Sunday where both finished 2-2.
In a life defined by quick pivot after quick pivot, the audible Matt Jednak called in 2003 remains his best one yet.
The North Carolina fencing team finished 9-1 overall on Saturday at the Philadelphia Invitational, with the men's team going 4-1 and the women finishing a perfect 5-0. This competition is the second of the new year and was a major improvement for the Tar Heels after finishing 3-7 at the Penn State Dual Meets.
The North Carolina men's and women's fencing teams opened the first meet of 2020 at the Penn State Invitational on Sunday, with the men's team falling by an overall score of 1-4, and the women's team narrowly falling 2-3.
The North Carolina fencing team competed in the 47th annual Garret Open, which was hosted at Penn State on Saturday and Sunday.
The North Carolina fencing team competed this past weekend in the first team dual meets of the year, the Elite Invitational in Philadelphia, Penn. with both the men’s and women’s teams finishing with a 2-3 record.