Word: fencer
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...some sports, any team can beat any other on any given day. Fencing is not one of those sports. When Tufts (3-4) came to face the Harvard women fencers (1-0) last night at the Malkin Athletic Center, it was a David versus Goliath, only in this version, David had no chance. The Crimson easily defeated the Jumbos 24-3, besting last year’s 23-4 victory. Annually the first head-to-head meet of the season, the matchup against the Jumbos always carries the tone of a warm-up. “I pretty much expected...
...Right now, at least, we don’t really know what’s going on in terms of the fencing team,” says two-time Junior Worlds champion fencer Emily Cross. “The only way I heard was through Harvard publications...
...team player. “It’s very easy, because fencing is an individual sport, to separate yourself,” Brand says. “But that’s one of the reasons I really recruited her: not because she was just a great fencer, but I knew she would add to our team overall. And she has proven that.” At the Junior World Championships in Taebacek City, South Korea, nonetheless, Cross faced unforeseen challenges. Cross entered the qualification round ranked No. 10, an unlikely draw that matched her up against two Russians...
...exposing. With everything on the line, a simple error would mean that it was all over.But it worked.As Benjamin Ungar lunged forward, he felt the point of his weapon on Denis Tolkachev’s foot. Even before the light came on to indicate the touch, the Harvard epee fencer knew. And then he turned around and yelled—yelled as loud as he could for as long as he could.He had done it. He had won the NCAA individual men’s gold.The foot touch, coming at 14-14 in the individual men’s epee...
...middle of it,” Brand says now. “And I was in contact with my administrators here [at Harvard] and we were ready to bail. I was ready to bail. I was really concerned.”Never a glum crew, Brand’s fencers made the most of the situation.Four times, the first with the aid of a tow truck, Harvard hoisted its way out of trouble. The team’s early-morning inconvenience—a team bus that wouldn’t budge—quickly became an excuse to party...