The Columbia men’s fencing team did not fare as well as one would have hoped in its multi-meet against NYU, Vassar, and Sacred Heart, winning only one of its three matches. Without key senior starters Jeff Spear and Alex Rudnicki, the Lions were only able to defeat the Brewers.
“I was disappointed,” head coach George Kolombatovich said of the men’s performance. “But … Jeff Spear was out. Alex Rudnicki, another starter, also in sabre, is out with a dislocated shoulder for the second time in about six months. He’s questionable even for the rest of the season.”
Spear is currently competing in an international competition in Budapest, but will return later this season.
The absence of Spear and Rudnicki was most noticeable in the 19-8 loss to the Violets, where the Light Blue failed to win a single bout in sabre.
In the Lions’ other loss, a 15-12 defeat at the hands of the Pioneers, they won only four of the nine bouts in sabre.
In Columbia’s one win of the day, a 19-8 triumph over Vassar, it was able to edge out its opponent in sabre, 5-4. In that match, sophomore Billy Fink and freshman Tomasz Otlowski each won two bouts in sabre. Sophomore Harry Lang also notched a win in sabre.
Up next for the Light Blue is the first part of the Ivy League Championships, which will be held at Cornell on Feb. 21.
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