Live Results: Individuals
Live Results: Teams

ACC Network Extra Broadcasts:
Sunday, 11:30 a.m. ET – Women’s Individual Semis/Finals
Sunday, 2:45 p.m. ET – Men’s Team Event

DURHAM, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame dominated in winning the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Fencing Team Championship, while the Fighting Irish won five medals in the men’s individual competition on Day 1 of the ACC Fencing Championships, which were held Saturday at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
 
The women’s individual competition will be contested on Sunday, February 22, at 8 a.m. ET. ACC Network Extra will provide coverage of the semifinals and finals, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. The men’s team competition will follow at 1:30 p.m. ET, with ACCNX’s coverage commencing at 2:45 p.m. ET.
 
Notre Dame won its 10th ACC women’s team championship in the last 12 years, including its fifth straight. The Fighting Irish rolled in each of their four dual meets and downed Duke, 18-9, in the final dual to clinch the title. The Blue Devils finished second in the team competition after winning three of their four duals. Stanford split it four duals to finish in third place, while North Carolina went 1-3 for fourth place and Boston College was 0-4 for fifth place.
 
In the men’s individual competition, North Carolina won two gold medals and picked up three medals overall. Notre Dame picked up five medals, including one gold, while Boston College also claimed one medal.
 
In the epee final, North Carolina freshman Youssef Shamel downed top-seeded Kruz Schembri of Notre Dame, 15-10. The Tar Heels’ Peter Bruk followed that up by earning the foil crown, topping ND’s Ziyuan Chen, 15-13. Notre Dame’s Ahmed Hesham rolled to the sabre crown with a 15-5 victory in the final over UNC’s Elden Wood.
 
2026 ACC Women’s Fencing Team Championship
1. Notre Dame, 4-0
2. Duke, 3-1
3. Stanford, 2-2
4. North Carolina, 1-3
5. Boston College, 0-4
 
Duke def Stanford, 18-9 (S45/F72/E72)
Notre Dame def Boston College, 21-6 (S63/F90/E63)

North Carolina def Boston College, 15-12 (S45/F54/E63)
Notre Dame def Stanford, 21-6 (S81/F54/E81)

Notre Dame def North Carolina, 21-6 (S90/F81/E45)
Duke def Boston College, 19-8 (S54/F90/E54)

Stanford def Boston College, 18-9 (S63/F81/E45)
Duke def North Carolina, 15-12 (S63/F81/E18)
 
Notre Dame def Duke, 18-9 (S72/F72/E45)
Stanford def North Carolina, 16-11 (S63/F81/E27)
 
2026 ACC Fencing Championships – Men’s Individual Competition
Epee
Gold: Youssef Shamel, North Carolina
Silver: Kruz Schembri, Notre Dame
Bronze: James Sennewald, Notre Dame
 
Foil
Gold: Peter Bruk, North Carolina
Silver: Ziyuan Chen, Notre Dame
Bronze: Nick Rusadze, Notre Dame
 
Sabre
Gold: Ahmed Hesham, Notre Dame
Silver: Elden Wood, North Carolina
Bronze: Lukas Eichhorn, Boston College
 
Sunday Women’s Individual Championship Schedule (all times Eastern)
8:00 a.m. - Individual Round Robin Begins
11:30 a.m. - Individual Semifinal Bouts
Noon - Individual Championship Bouts
(in the order of epee, foil and sabre)
1:00 p.m. - Individual Awards
 
Sunday Men’s Team Championship Schedule
1:30 p.m. Round #1 - #4 Duke vs. #2 BC (strips 1, 2, 3) ---- #5 Stanford vs. #1 Notre Dame (strips 4, 5, 6)
2:45 p.m. Round #2 - #3 UNC vs. #5 Stanford (strips 1, 2, 3) ---- #1 Notre Dame vs. #4 Duke (strips 4, 5, 6)
4 p.m. Round #3 - #3 UNC vs. #1 Notre Dame (strips 1,2,3) ---- #2 BC vs. #5 Stanford (strips 4,5,6)
5:15 p.m. Round #4 - #5 Stanford vs. #4 Duke (strips 1,2,3) ---- #2 BC vs. #3 UNC (strips 4,5,6)
6:30 p.m. Round #5 - #1 Notre Dame vs. #2 BC (strips 1,2,3) ---- #4 Duke vs. #3 UNC (strips 4,5,6)
 
Men’s Team Seeds
#1 – Notre Dame
#2 – Boston College
#3 – North Carolina
#4 – Duke
#5 – Stanford