The New York University men's fencing team hosted its annual invitational at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center in Manhattan on Sunday, Jan. 25.

Four teams ranked in the U.S. College Fencing Coach's poll competed at the invitational: #2 University of Notre Dame, #3 Ohio State University, #4 Columbia University, and #9 St. John's University.

The Violets won two of their five matches in the competition, raising their overall record to 5-7 on the season.

After falling to Ohio State 23-4 in the first round, NYU rebounded to defeat Wayne State University in the second by a score of 17-10.

The Violets dropped a close third-round match to St. John's 16-11 despite a 7-2 win by the foil team.  However, NYU came back and defeated Yale, winning a nail-biter against the Bulldogs, 14-13.

In the final round, the NYU men dropped a 21-6 decision to Notre Dame, although sophomore epeeist Byron Neslund recorded an impressive 3-0 mark.

Neslund was the Violets' top performer of the day, posting an 11-4 record in epee, including two 3-0 marks against Yale and Notre Dame.

The NYU men's fencing team will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 31, as it travels to Medford, MA, to face-off against Tufts University.

Below are the results of all the men's matches from the NYU Invitational:

Round 1:
Ohio State 23, NYU 4
Notre Dame 19, Yale 8
St. John's 14, Wayne State 13
Columbia 18, Stevens Tech 9

Round 2:
NYU 17, Wayne State 10
Notre Dame 15, Columbia 12
Ohio State 17, St. John's 10
Yale 15, Stevens Tech 12

Round 3:
St. John's 16, NYU 11
Columbia 15, Ohio State 12
Yale 16, Wayne State 11
Notre Dame 22, Stevens Tech 5

Round 4:
NYU 14, Yale 13
Columbia 18, Wayne State 9
Notre Dame 19, St. John's 8
Ohio State 23, Stevens Tech 4

Round 5:
Notre Dame 21, NYU 6
Ohio State 23, Yale 4
St. John's 14, Columbia 13
Wayne State 15, Stevens Tech 12

Round 6:
Notre Dame 15, Ohio State 12