DURHAM, N.C. – Following the 2020 opening weekend at the Penn State Duals, the Duke fencing team will be back in action Saturday, Jan. 18 for the Philadelphia Invitational at the Tse Ping-Cheng Cheung Ling Sports Center on Penn's campus.
The Blue Devils will face off against Cornell, Haverford, Lafayette, North Carolina, NJIT, NYU, Penn and Sacred Heart.
Last year's Philadelphia Invitational was cut short due to inclement weather impacting the state, but the Blue Devils still picked up victories over Sacred Heart (25-2), Brown (21-8) and Penn (14-13). On the men's side, Duke picked up wins over Haverford (21-6), Brown (19-8) and Penn (16-11).