Getting a chance meant everything to women's fencer Justine de Grasse, who represented UNC at the NCAA Fencing Championships this weekend. She was the lone Tar Heel to qualify for the meet and placed 22nd in women's epee.
“Right now I feel absolutely amazing," said sophomore Georgina Summers after helping her team earn a championship title. "(I'm) on top of the world.”
The North Carolina women’s fencing team finished 8-1, and the men finished 6-2 at the Philadelphia Invitational. The Tar Heels' teams combined for a record of 14-3 in the two-day, 20-team tournament hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
It was the summer of 2013, and Ezra Baeli-Wang wasn’t doing anything.
North Carolina first-year foils Carlexa Fevry and Wei Chee Chen finished 35th and 36th at the Junior Olympic Championships in Kansas City, Missouri, this weekend.
The North Carolina fencing team had a solid weekend in Durham, with both men’s and women’s teams going 4-1. Each team’s lone loss came to host and rival Duke.
The North Carolina fencing team found its form at the Philadelphia Invitational on Saturday, turning in its most complete performance of the year, with the women going 5-0 as the men went 4-1.
The North Carolina fencing team turned in a mixed performance on Sunday against top-flight competition in the Penn State Dual Meets, with the women’s team finishing with a 2-4 record on the day, while the men’s team posted a 1-4 record.
The North Carolina fencing team competed in the 2017 North American Cup in Columbus, Ohio, this week.
The North Carolina fencing team fared well at the Brandeis Invitational in Waltham, Massachusetts. The women notched a 5-1 record while the men went 4-2.
In Saturday’s Penn State Open, the women of the University of North Carolina fencing team faced off against different universities from across the country.
Ron Miller is in the midst of his 50th season as the North Carolina fencing coach. With 1,450 wins under his belt, Miller has been at UNC longer than any other active coach.
The North Carolina fencing team opened its season with a strong showing at the 37th annual Temple Open this weekend. The team was led by junior Meredith Bozentka, who won gold in women’s saber, and bronze finishes in women’s foil and men’s epee.
This weekend, sophomore sabre Meredith Bozentka and first-year sabre Matthew Garrelick represented the North Carolina fencing team at the NCAA Tournament at Brandeis University.
North Carolina's fencers entered the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals in Bethlehem, Pa., hoping to claim individual spots for the NCAA Championships.
North Carolina posted a solid performance against tough competition in the ACC Fencing Championships this weekend. The men’s and women’s teams shook off early adversity to each finish 1-2 on the weekend.
For the North Carolina fencing team, the wait was more than worth it.
The first-year Sabre duo of Matthew Garrelick and Connor Ritchey has led North Carolina on the strip all season, and this Saturday was no different. They finished first and second in wins for the Tar Heels as the team faced strong competition at the Duke dual meets.
The North Carolina fencing teams faced a field of tough competition this weekend in Card Gym at Duke.
After its previous meet was postponed due to snow, the North Carolina fencing teams returned to action in the Northwestern Dual Meets. And on Saturday, UNC started to show its strength as a unit.
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