NEW YORK – The Yeshiva University men's fencing team competed in the MACFA "A" vs. "B" event, at Hunter College Sportsplex, on Sunday afternoon. The highlight of the day was Yeshiva defeating Rowan University, 15-12.

In the victory over Rowan, the YU epee team won a tight battle, 5-4. Newcomer Aaron Bonert led the way by winning all three epee duels. Fellow rookie Natanel Lewis won two out of three epee bouts over the Profs.

The Macs' foil team dominated the Profs' foil squad, 7-2. Senior Brian Bendel won all three matchups, while sophomore Alexander Siegman and newcomer Aden Lyons each went 2-1.

In the sabre battles against Rowan, sophomore Jonathan Laredo won two out of three duels. Newcomer Noam Ben Simon notched a sabre victory of his own.

Also, during the afternoon, Yeshiva dropped team duels to Cornell University (14-13), Drew University (27-0), Lafayette College (23-4), and Rutgers University (27-0).

Bendel (foil), Bonert (epee), Laredo (sabre), and junior Jonathan Werta (epee), each won a bout against Cornell using their respective weapons. Siegman notched a foil victory over Lafayette.

Yeshiva will return to action on Sunday, January 29, for the Eric Sollee MIT Invitational, on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Start time is to be announced.