Lippman couldn’t stave off a last-placed finish, but the tournament provided valuable experience for the sophomore. Ninth place may not have satisfied Kovacs, but she showed she could hang with the best sabres in the country.
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Only one Tar Heel found the podium, Sophia Kovacs. Kovacs, a transfer, was a person of interest for head coach Matt Jednak coming into the season. Through her two tournaments for UNC, all she has done is place.
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The North Carolina fencing team looks forward to the 2022-2023 season. The women’s team will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Philadelphia at the Temple Open. The men will compete on Sunday, Oct. 30 at the same event.
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The North Carolina men’s (9-6) and women's (8-8) fencing teams came into the weekend ranked No. 12 and 22 respectively, and posted a combined 12-4 record over the weekend.
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Coming into the duals as the No. 14 men’s team and No. 25 women’s team, the Tar Heels fought many tough duels against several top-ranked teams, but eventually tallied a loss with a 2-6 record for both the men’s and women’s teams.
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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.
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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.
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If you take a look at Matt Jednak's career path, one that includes stops in the restaurant and tax industries before he became North Carolina fencing's second ever head coach, you'll see a theme - quick pivots, laser focus, going all in - virtually everywhere. And if you take a look at where it's gotten the 38-year-old UNC alumnus, you can't argue it's not working.
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The North Carolina women's fencing team secured a perfect 5-0 overall score to help the Tar Heels dominate in the Philadelphia Invitational, 9-1, on Saturday.
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Against some tough competition, the North Carolina men's and women's fencing teams showed progress to open 2020.
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In the final event of the year, the North Carolina fencing team placed as high as seventh at the Penn State Open.
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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.
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The North Carolina fencing team won three bronze medals between the men's in women's team, winning one in women's foil, one in women's sabre and one in men's foil.
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Matt Jednak, a former UNC fencer and assistant coach, becomes the second head coach in program history, according to a release from the UNC athletic department on Thursday evening.
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Two North Carolina wrestlers earned All-America honors for their performances this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, Pa. Redshirt first-year Austin O’Connor and redshirt senior Chip Ness finished third and sixth, respectively. Both wrestlers earned unexpected victories to become All-Americans.
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