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With a lopsided female lineup and a few tough losses early in the season for the men, a successful year was never a certainty for the nationally-contending Crimson. Yet with strong leadership from tri-captains Emily Cross, Kai Itameri-Kinter, and Benji Ungar, the Crimson worked its way up to finish fifth in the country for the Ivy League-champion women, and seventh for the men, who entered the tournament ranked 10th. Harvard ultimately sent nine individuals to the NCAA Tournament. “Our women were the stars this year,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said...
...men’s fencing squad put Harvard in good position after finishing their portion ranked 10th overall. Co-captain Benjamin Ungar led the men by finishing third overall in the epee and garnering All-American first-team honors, his second All-American nomination. The No. 3 seed Ungar was in first place after the first day but fell to No. 2 seed Slava Zingerman of Wayne State in the semifinals. Ungar also helped extend Harvard’s streak of consecutive seasons with an All-American selection to four...
...final round.“It’s an amazing result for Karl,” Brand said. “I’m really happy for him, because he puts so much time and effort into getting better.”Co-captain Benji Ungar, the top seed, wound up in sixth place, and freshman James Hawrot placed ninth. Eight épeé fencers from the Northeast regional will advance to NCAAs. Freshman Valentin Staller continued an impressive rookie season by taking second place in the sabre event. He was tied with top-seeded Daryl Homer...
...alleviate some of the disappointment, as the team proved that it can still contend with the top programs in the Ivy League. “This may have been the men’s best performance to date,” Brand said. In the individual championships, senior Benji Ungar shined in the individual men’s épeé event, taking the win with a decisive 15-8 victory over Princeton’s Mike Elfassy. Teammate freshman James Hawrot finished his individual épeé championships in 15th. “I was very happy...
...really redeemed themselves today,” Brand said. “They had a close match with Penn. I think [they] really were invigorated today beating Brown.” Four Crimson fencers went 5-1 on the day including co-captains Benji Ungar in epee and Kai Itamer-Kinter in the foil, freshman sabre Valentin Staller, and freshman epee James Hawrot. Although Harvard’s finish at the tournament was less than ideal, the Crimson showed promise for its future—especially from freshmen Staller and Hawrot. Both Harvard teams will compete next Saturday...