“They were a good team, better than we thought, but we pulled it out,” junior co-captain David Wollenberg said. “It was good to get a win.”

The most dominating showing came during the epee portion of the match, as Harvard blew past Brandeis 8-1. Junior Derek Lindblom and freshman Michael Sotos both went 3-0 and were joined in the ranks of the undefeated by sophomore Steve Milder as he finished 2-0. The lone loss belonged to senior Patrick Aber, who substituted in for Milder.

In the sabre portion, the team went 5-4 as juniors Scott Silver and Nick Horbaczewski posted 2-1 wins and Wollenberg finished with a 1-2 record.

The only blemish on an otherwise good match was a 4-5 team loss in the foil competition. Though freshman Dan Zlotoff started 2-1 the Crimson finished with two 1-2 showings by junior co-captain Ben Schmidt and freshman Phil Sherrill.

This Saturday, both Crimson teams will face off against two strong Columbia squads. Though the Lions pose an early Ivy challenge to the Crimson, Brand and his teams are looking forward to the difficult matches.

“We have a tough schedule,” Brand said. “But I am encouraged by the team’s spirit and hard work.”

“Everyone is pumped,” Jarrett adds. “We’re going to come out fighting.”