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Internationally-competitive Yale fencers balance school and sport

The News spoke to three Yale fencers who compete domestically as well as internationally.

January 27, 2023

PRANAVA DHAR
FENCING: Bulldogs dominate at Philadelphia Invitational

The Yale men’s and women’s fencing teams collectively finished 5–4 last weekend as the women’s squad defeated national champions Notre Dame.

January 24, 2023

PRANAVA DHAR
FENCING: Near-clean sweep by Bulldogs at Brandeis Invitational

The Yale women’s fencing team won a 6–0 shut out at the meet, while the men’s team went 3–1.

December 9, 2022

PRANAVA DHAR
FENCING: Bulldogs post strong showing at Penn State Garrett Open

The Yale men’s and women’s fencing teams secured multiple top 10 finishes at Penn State.

November 9, 2022

HAMERA SHABBIR
FENCING: Marat Israelian elevated to head coach

After leading both varsity fencing squads for seven months, Marat Israelian has been promoted to head coach.

April 12, 2022

HAMERA SHABBIR
Emme Zhou ’23 named All-American as Bulldogs place ninth at Nationals

Over the weekend, select members of Yale’s fencing team traveled to Indiana to compete at the 2022 NCAA Championships.

March 28, 2022

HAMERA SHABBIR
FENCING: Bulldogs dominate at Drew Invitational

The Yale men’s and women’s fencing squads won all six of their bouts on Sunday.

March 1, 2022

HAMERA SHABBIR
FENCING: Yale competes in first Ivy League Round Robin since 2020

The men’s and women’s fencing squads brought the heat to Brown in the annual Ivy League Round Robin tournament.

February 15, 2022

HAMERA SHABBIR
FENCING: Women triumph in all competitions, men bag three at Brandeis

The women’s fencing team won 6–0 at the Brandeis Invitational while the men’s team enjoyed three wins.

December 6, 2021

HAMERA SHABBIR
FENCING: Bulldogs ready for bouts in upcoming Brandeis Invitational

The Yale men’s and women’s fencing teams hope to showcase tactical recalibrations in their second competition of the season.

December 2, 2021

ANDREW CRAMER
FENCING: Marat Israelian elevated to interim head coach

In one week, Yale’s fencing teams will face their first competition under a new head coach, after the sudden dismissal of previous head coach Haibin […]

October 27, 2021