Word: foil
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...foil team won seven of its nine matches against MIT with a quick, aggressive style...
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...side, Yale dominated the sabre and epee divisions, winning both by large 8-1 margins. Harvard salvaged a near-tie in the foil, losing 5-4--with junior co-captain Kwame van Leeuwen winning all three of his foil matches...
...Rose, Esme Howard plays foil to Kessler's Sidney, and depicts a woman who once wanted love but has gotten over it. The ice princess act grows a little tiresome toward the end of the play, but her scenes with Sidney are natural, anchoring Darlene amidst the zaniness of its other characters. One of the most amusing of these is Lucy, a new take on the earthy-actress image that provides a nice small role for Danielle Kwatinetz. Her portrayal is delightfully off beat, with flighty gestures and intonation perfectly matched to her nonsensical train of thought...
...very pleased with our foil team. Beating Kwame is always an accomplishment," he said...