The New York University men's fencing team opened its 2022-23 dual meet season at the Sacred Heart University Invitational in Fairfield, CT, on Sunday, December 4.

The Violets went 4-2 in their six matches, defeating NCAA Division I opponents Penn State University (14-13), New Jersey Institute of Technology (16-11) and host Sacred Heart (18-9), along with Division III counterpart Vassar College (22-5).

Among the highlights of the day for NYU was both Darren Yen and Jamie Ren posting perfect 3-0 saber records against Penn State, as did Kevin Zu against NJIT.

Against Sacred Heart, Farr Dickson recorded a 3-0 mark in foil.

In epee, Ian Adler was 3-0 and Steven Grams went 2-0 vs. Vassar. 

I think that our team did a fantastic job against some strong programs, particularly in our opening match with Penn State," said Head Coach Ben Bratton. "We were carried by some strong performances from our saber squad, which put together some great runs. Kevin Zu in particular showed up and had a great day."

The squad will be back on the strip in the New Year when they compete at the Philadelphia Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, January 21-22.