Men's Team Results
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame claimed its fourth Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Fencing Championship in the last five years Saturday afternoon at Conte Forum on the Boston College campus. The Irish, ranked No. 1 in the country, clinched the title with a 20-7 win over Duke in the third round to complete a 3-0 sweep of its opponents.
Notre Dame knocked off host Boston College, 23-4, in round one and then defeated North Carolina, 21-6, in round two to advance to the championship match against the Blue Devils. Duke finished second with a 2-1 record, North Carolina was third at 1-2 and Boston College placed fourth at 0-3.
In addition to the men’s team competition, the women’s individual matches were also contested on Saturday. Notre Dame claimed all three individual titles with wins from three first-year fencers. Freshman Miriam Grady captured the epee crown, defeating teammate Molly Hudson, 15-7. In the foil finals, freshman Amita Berthier topped teammate Elyssa Kleiner, 15-9. And in the sabre finals, freshman Kara Linder knocked off North Carolina’s Jacqueline Litynski.
Notre Dame claimed six of the nine podium finishes, including a third-place finish in the sabre by Reghan Ward. Duke’s Maria Papadopoulos took third in the epee, and teammate Zoe Superville placed third in the foil.
The top two finishers in each category compose the 2019 All-ACC Women’s Fencing Team.
ACC Men’s Team Scores
First Round
Notre Dame 23, Boston College 4 (Sabre 6-3, Foil 9-0, Epee 8-1)
Duke 18, North Carolina 9 (Sabre 6-3, Foil 7-2, Epee 5-4)
Second Round
Notre Dame 21, North Carolina 6 (Sabre 7-2, Foil 8-1, Epee 6-3)
Duke 19, Boston College 8 (Sabre 4-5, Foil 8-1, Epee 7-2)
Third Round
Notre Dame 20, Duke 7 (Sabre 5-4, Foil 7-2, Epee 8-1)
North Carolina 15, Boston College 12 (Sabre 6-3, Foil 3-6, Epee 6-3)
Women’s Individual Finals
Epee
Miriam Grady, Notre Dame (Gold) – All-ACC
Molly Hudson, Notre Dame (Silver) – All-ACC
Maria Papadopoulos, Duke (Bronze)
Foil
Amita Berthier, Notre Dame (Gold) – All-ACC
Elyssa Kleiner, Notre Dame (Silver) – All-ACC
Zoe Superville, Duke (Bronze)
Sabre
Kara Linder, Notre Dame (Gold) – All-ACC
Jacqueline Litynski, North Carolina (Silver) – All-ACC
Reghan Ward, Notre Dame (Bronze)