The team did just that, winning the Ivy League title after stringing together a 5-0 run in the tournament. The Crimson men captured the Ivy crown on the final bout of the tournament, when Crimson freshman and epee specialist Michael Raynis scored the tiebreaking point against Yale’s Peter Cohen to win, 14-13.

After capturing the Ivy title, the men’s squad concentrated its efforts on the NCAA Fencing Championships.

In the event, Raynis finished sixth in the epee, freshman Lucas Lin placed 14th in the foil, and sophomore Thomas Kolasa and junior captain Valentin Staller placed 14th and ninth in the saber, respectively.

In light of the growing experience and depth of both fencing squads, Brand said he is optimistic about next season’s team.

“Overall next year, I expect to have an excellent squad both on the men’s and women’s side,” Brand said. “We should continue to see the strong individual performances on the women’s side and new recruits on the men’s side should increase our depth.”

—Staff writer Oluwatoni A. Campbell can be reached at oluwatoni.campbell@college.harvard.edu.