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Asked about his team's success on Saturday as well as in previous weeks, Penn Coach David Micahnik agreed that his team had an advantage in terms of experience: "Most of our fencers have fair amounts of experience. Even the younger ones have been actively competing outside of college...
...Micahnik also explained that Penn's schedule gives them the edge it needs. "We scheduled the hardest schedule we can manage," said Micahnik, referring to his team's more demanding schedule than Harvard's. The Quakers fenced against MIT and Brandeis in addition to Harvard Saturday. Last week, they faced Yale, Penn St. and Duke on the same...
...trouble centered around a relatively minor and technical point of fencing rules. Zivkovic wanted the three weapons--foil, epee, and sabre--to be fenced simultaneously on three adjacent strips. Micahnik insisted that sabre bouts go first...
After half an hour of argument--during which time Micahnik threatened to withdraw his team--the UPenn coach eventually agreed to discuss the issue with his squad...
Quaker coach Dave Micahnik, who complained to the ref about point calls in virtually every bout, remained angry even when the match was over and his team...