PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Cornell fencing team topped No. 12 Yale to close after bouncing back from a narrow loss to No. 7 Penn earlier in the day to match the Big Red's best finish at the Ivy League Championships since 1983. Cornell finished the round robin with a 2-4 record when the two-day meet concluded on Sunday afternoon at The Palestra.

The Big Red and coach Ariana Klinkov close its dual meet schedule with a 34-15 record and matched its best win total at the Ivy League Championship since going 3-1 more than four decades ago.

The epee squad had two fencers earn second-team All-Ivy honors, as Nora Weber and Ketki Ketkar both finished in the top six overall. Ketkar, in particular, was outstanding on Sunday with an 8-1 record on the day. Both played a big part in the weapon's winning overall record in the event, going 28-26 in the championships.

It was the sabre unit that was able to help lift the Big Red over Yale, squeaking by the Bulldogs 14-13. The group was 6-3 in the win, providing the margin in the tight victory. Samantha Marsee was 7-8 overall to pace the sabre team in wins during the championship.

The foil group, led by Renata Chusid (8-7), gave ironwoman-type effort all weekend. Chusid and teammates Rei Weintraub and Mia Jo each fenced 15 matches for the Big Red without reserves.  

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#3 COLUMBIA 20, #8 CORNELL 7
Foil: 0-9
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 3-6

#7 PENN 15, #8 CORNELL 12
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 2-7

#8 CORNELL 14, #12 YALE 13
Foil: 3-6
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 6-3

Foil (16-29)
Renata Chusid: 8-7
Mia Jo: 2-13
Rei Weintraub: 6-9

Epee (28-26)
Elaine Hong: 5-8
Ketki Ketkar: 9-5
Natalie Leung: 2-5
Emma Ni: 1-3
Nawal O'Neil: 1-1
Nora Weber: 10-4

Sabre (18-36)
Emma Brown: 2-4
Isabella Carvalho: 5-7
Erika Chin: 2-8
Sarah Lacson: 1-4
Samantha Marsee: 7-8
Fiona Neibart: 0-2
Diana Piovanetti: 1-3