Matched up against tough opponents, the Yale men's fencing team went 2-3 at the Philadelphia Invitational. The Bulldogs, ranked eighth in the nation, defeated Wayne State and Drew and fell to Notre Dame, 16-11, Ohio State 14-13 and NYU 17-10.
 
Captain Isaac Shelanski reflected on the day, saying, "Obviously it wasn't the result we wanted, but this weekend gave us a clear sense of where we are as a team and where we need to be."
 
Yale began the day matched against Notre Dame. At the beginning of the season, the Bulldogs earned a hard-fought victory against the talented team, but the Irish came out on top this time, winning 16 bouts to the Bulldogs' 11. Foilist Maxwell Yee went undefeated in the first round of the day, and epeeists Malcolm Miller and Isaac Shelanski won the majority of their bouts.
 
In the second round of the day, Yale faced off against Ohio State University and were defeated 14-13. The Buckeyes are a perennially strong team who Yale defeated earlier this season. Many of the Bulldogs performed strongly against the tough opponent. Foilists Earnest Chen and Maxwell Yee as well as Epeeist Isaac Shelanski all went undefeated and Nicolas Del Vecchio won the majority of his bouts.
 
Next, the Bulldogs fenced against Wayne State University and won 19-8. Many of the Bulldogs had standout performances that contributed to the victory over the Warriors. Foilists Earnest Chen and Allan Ding and epeeists Malcolm Miller and Isaac Shelanski won all of their bouts. Foilist Cameron Allen, epeeist Safi Haider, and saberists Nicolas Del Vecchio and Andrew Zhang all won the majority of their bouts..
 
Yale then dropped a 17-10 decision to NYU. Foilist Earnest Chen was undefeated and foilists Cameron Allen and Maxwell Yee as well as epeeist Isaac Shelanski won the majority of their bouts.
 
The Bulldogs ended the day on a strong note, defeating Drew 19-8.
 
Next up is the only home meet of the season, on February 1 against Vassar and Sacred Heart.