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Sydney Persing shows out for UNC women's fencing in Penn State Dual Meets

By Jonah Lossiah | January 20

The North Carolina fencing teams had bright spots in their performances in Saturday’s Penn State Dual Meets, but neither could consistently close out ...

UNC fencing returns to competition in St. Louis North American Cup

By Jonah Lossiah | January 12

Highlighted by strong performances from first-years Matthew Garrelick and Sydney Persing, the North Carolina fencing team turned in successful finishes ...

Ritchey claims another medal for UNC fencing

By Jonah Lossiah | November 16

The youth of the North Carolina fencing team has shown strong in this year’s individual competitions — and this weekend was no different.

Fencing earns five top-15 finishes in Garret Penn State Open

By Sam Doughton | November 9

In just their second collegiate tournament of the 2015-16 season, the North Carolina men's and women's fencing teams had five top-15 finishers in this ...

UNC fencing shows strong outing in Temple Open

By Jonah Lossiah | November 2

In its first collegiate competition of the year, the North Carolina fencing team turned to fresh faces for a solid start to the season.

Gillian Litynski ends UNC fencing career with strong NCAA finish

By C Jackson Cowart | March 23

Gillian Litynski has always been an advocate for her teammates.

Gabrielle D'Astoli (right) competes in the first ACC Women's Fencing Championship Sunday.

Parker Williams cheers on fencing teammates despite sprained ankle

By C Jackson Cowart | February 23

Parker Williams knew something wasn’t right. In the second-to-last team bout in Saturday’s ACC Fencing Championships — which were reinstated ...

Gabrielle D'Astoli competes in the first ACC Women's Fencing Championship Sunday.

Fencer Gill Litynski claims inaugural ACC title

By C Jackson Cowart | February 23

The only thing louder than Gill Litynski’s victory screams were the standing ovations from the home crowd.

UNC fencing team perform well in Illinois despite snowy distraction

By Chandler Carpenter | February 3

The North Carolina fencing team had a snowy weekend, traveling to Evanston, Illinois for the Northwestern Dual Meets. Fourteen teams, including highly ...

Women's fencing Coach Ron Miller celebrates 1,400 wins

By Holden Hill | January 27

On a weekend when the sports world was enthralled by Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 1,000th victory, a North Carolina coach reached ...

Lack of experience plagues UNC fencing at Penn State

By Alexis Barnes | January 20

A lack of mental toughness and experience continued to plague the North Carolina fencing team this weekend in State College, Pa.

Gillian Litynski, a sophomore from New York, is one of four Tar Heels who qualified for the 2013 NCAA Fencing Championship. Litynski will compete in women's saber in San Antonio, Texas this weekend. This is her second appearance at the championship.

Gillian Litynski records highest tournament finish for UNC fencing

By Mohammed Hedadji | January 13

Gillian Litynski didn’t let a month of no scheduled practices keep her out of the gym.

Full strength women's fencing team excels in Penn State Intercollegiate Open

By Michael Freije | November 25

At last weekend’s dual meet at Ohio State, the North Carolina fencing team was missing several key female fencers.

UNC fencing competes in OSU Invitational

By Lindsey Sparrow | November 18

Despite the busy homecoming weekend in Chapel Hill, the North Carolina fencing team traveled to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the OSU Invitational Sunday. ...

UNC fencer Jake Bernstein succeeds on the mat and in the business world

By Logan Ulrich | November 14

So how does Jake Bernstein introduce himself?

Fencing pushes past obstacles in Kentucky

By Holden Hill | November 11

Members of the North Carolina fencing team arrived in Kentucky this past Friday, eager to put on strong performances at the 2014 North America Cup set ...

Evan Philpot shines for UNC fencing team in Temple Open

By C Jackson Cowart | November 4

After sacrificing for the greater good of the team most of last year, sophomore Evan Philpot was ready to reclaim his natural role and achieve the individual ...

Gillian Litynski falls short in fencing match

By Caleb Waters | March 23

Student-Athlete.Those two words were carefully and deliberately placed to show the priority that academics hold over athletics for the millions of college ...

Fencing team goes against top competition

By Logan Ulrich | November 11

North Carolina’s fencing team stepped up the level of competition this weekend at the North American Cup in Cleveland and held its own against some ...

UNC fencer Gill Litynski ?nishes in ?nal four

By Andrew Tie | March 24

Before North Carolina fencer Gill Litynski left for the NCAA Championships in San Antonio, the sophomore said she wanted to make a name for herself as ...