Regardless of the numerical implications of the day, the more intangible aspects of the sport are helping the Crimson in the win column early on in the season.

“Our squad worked really well together, feeding off each other’s energy,” Yamin said.

HARVARD WOMEN’S FENCING 25, TUFTS 2

After dusting off the lames for collegiate competition, the Crimson women rolled to a 25-2 win in Harvard’s 22nd straight victory over the Jumbos on Friday afternoon.

Six of the nine Crimson competitors posted indicators of plus-10 or better—including a plus-14 indicator from defending NCAA Individual Sabré National Champion sophomore Adrienne Jarocki and a plus-10 indicator from 2014 NCAA individual runner-up Itzkowitz.

With a year’s varsity experience under their belts, Yamin and fellow foilist Hali Nelson looked comfortable as they had little trouble finding the silver lames of whichever Tufts opponent squared off against them. Combined with freshman newcomer Hellary Zhang, the trio conceded only six total touches in nine first-to-five touch bouts, for a compiled bout score of 45-6.

In their only points of the day, the Jumbos managed to take two bouts in the épeé division but were behind, 7-2, at the end of the day in that weapon. Also in their first collegiate appearances, freshmen Claire Dinhut and Julie Park went 2-1 with plus-4 and plus-2 indicators, respectively.

“We had really strong performances from the freshmen in their first big meet,” Yamin said. “Hellary has been a great anchor for the team, and college fencing is a totally different animal from high school fencing, but she wasn’t fazed by that.”

—Staff writer Caleb Y. Lee can be reached at caleb.lee@thecrimson.com.