Here's a look at the best teammate combinations at the 2009 NCAA Fencing Championships, based on three different categories (combined wins; combined indicators; and combined placement).
When factoring in all three categories, CollegeFencing360 recognizes these five as the top NCAA Championship duos for 2009:
(1) Penn St. M-Sabre, 37-9/+87 (1st-Aleksander Ochocki 19-4/+39; 4th-Daniel Bak 18-5/+48)
(2) Penn St. W-Foil, 36-10/+70 (1st-Doris Willette 20-3/+57; 7th-Allison Glasser 16-7/+34)
(3) Notre Dame W-Epee, 38-6/+72 (3rd-Courtney Hurley 21-2/+36; 4th-Ewa Nelip 17-6/+36)
(4) PSU M-Foil, 36-10/+70 (1st-Nick Chinman 17-6/+23; 3rd-Miles Chamley-Watson 19-4/+56)
(5) Ohio St. M-Sabre, 35-11/+83 (3rd-Mike Momtselidze 19-4/+60; 8th-Matt Sterns 16-7/+230
MOST COMBINED ROUND-ROBIN WINS (2009 NCAAs)
Notes: The 17 groups below (30-plus wins) include: four each from Penn State and Notre Dame, three from Ohio State, two from St. John's, and one each from Columbia, Harvard, Princeton and Wayne State; also four in men's sabre and women's foil, three in women's sabre, and two in men's foil, women's epee and two men's epee.
38-6 (+72) – Notre Dame W. Epee (3rd-Courtney Hurley 21-2/+36; 4th-Ewa Nelip 17-6/+36)
37-9 (+87) – Penn St. Men's Sabre (1st-Aleksander Ochocki 19-4/+39; 4th-Daniel Bak 18-5/+48)
36-10 (+70) – PSU M. Foil (1st-Nick Chinman 17-6/+23; 3rd-Miles Chamley-Watson 19-4/+56)
36-12 (+91) – Penn St. W. Foil (1st-Doris Willette 20-3/+57; 7th-Allison Glasser 16-7/+34)
35-11 (+83) – Ohio St. Men's Sabre (3rd-Mike Momtselidze 19-4/+60; 8th-Matt Sterns 16-7/+23)
34-12 (+70) – Columbia W. Sabre (4th-Daria Schneider 19-4/+56; 7th-Jackie Jacobson 15-8/+14)
34-12 (+66) – St. John's W. Sabre (3rd-Dagmara Wozniak 19-4/+57; 8th-Dora Varga 15-8/+9)
33-13 (+58) – Penn St. W. Sabre (5th-Monica Aksamit 19-4/+49; 11th-Caity Thompson 14-9/+9)
33-15 (+64) – Notre Dame Women's Foil (2nd-Hayley Reese 19-4/+48; 9th-Adi Nott 14-9/+16)
32-14 (+75) – ND Men's Foil (2nd-Gerek Meinhardt 19-4/+50; 8th-Enzo Castellani 13-10/+25)
31-15 (+32) – Wayne St. M. Epee (1st-Slava Zingerman 17-6/+32; 9th-Mykhaylo Mazur 14-9/E)
31-15 (+28) – Harvard W. Foil (4th-Emily Cross 21-2/+57; 17th-Shelby MacLeod 10-13/-29)
31-17 (+59) – Ohio St. W. Foil (3rd-Oksana Dmytruk 22-1/+67; 18th-Lindsay Knauer 9-14/-8)
30-16 (+36) – Notre Dame Men's Sabre (5th-Avery Zuck 17-6/+3-; 10th-Barron Nydam 13-10/+6)
30-16 (+37) – Ohio State Men's Epee (4th-Jason Pryor 15-8/+24; 11th-Igor Tolkachev 13-10/+13)
30-16 (+33) – St. John's Men's Sabre (2nd-Daryl Homer 17-6/+33; 11th-Alejandro Rojas 13-10/E)
30-16 (+24) – Princeton W. Epee (5th-Susannah Scanlan 17-6/+21; 11th-Jasjit Bhinder 13-10/+3)
BEST COMBINED TEAMMATE INDICATOR TOTAL (2009 NCAA Round-Robin)
+91 (36-10) – Penn St. Women's Foil (1st-Doris Willette 20-3/+57; 7th-Allison Glasser 16-7/+34)
+87 (37-9) – Penn St. Men's Sabre (1st-Aleksander Ochocki 19-4/+39; 4th-Daniel Bak 18-5/+48)
+83 (35-11) – Ohio St. Men's Sabre (3rd-Mike Momtselidze 19-4/+60; 8th-Matt Sterns 16-7/+23)
+75 (32-14) – ND Men's Foil (2nd-Gerek Meinhardt 19-4/+50; 8th-Enzo Castellani 13-10/+25)
+72 (+38) – Notre Dame Women's Epee (3rd-Courtney Hurley 21-2/+36; 4th-Ewa Nelip 17-6/+36)
+70 (36-10) – PSU M. Foil (1st-Nick Chinman 17-6/+23; 3rd-Miles Chamley-Watson 19-4/+56)
+70 (34-12) – Columbia W. Sabre (4th-Daria Schneider 19-4/+56; 7th-Jackie Jacobson 15-8/+14)
+66 (34-12) – St. John's W. Sabre (3rd-Dagmara Wozniak 19-4/+57; 8th-Dora Varga 15-8/+9)
+64 (33-15) – Notre Dame Women's Foil (2nd-Hayley Reese 19-4/+48; 9th-Adi Nott 14-9/+16)
+59 (31-17) – Ohio St. W. Foil (3rd-Oksana Dmytruk 22-1/+67; 18th-Lindsay Knauer 9-14/-8)
+58 (33-13) – Penn St. W. Sabre (5th-Monica Aksamit 19-4/+49; 11th-Caity Thompson 14-9/+9)
+57 (30-16) – Ohio State Men's Foil (5th-Collin Sutter 16-7/+36; 7th-Andras Horanyi 14-9/+21)
BEST COMBINED PLACEMENT (2009 NCAAs)
Notes: The 15 groups below indicate teammate pairs who were 2009 All-Americans/top-12 ... there are four from Penn State and Notre Dame, two from Ohio State and St. John's, and one each from Columbia, Wyne State and Princeton ... there are four All-America teammate pairs in men's sabre, three in women's sabre, and two each in men's foil, men's epee, women's foil and women's epee.
Both Fencers in Medal Round
Penn State Men's Foil (1st-Nick Chinman 17-6/+23; 3rd-Miles Chamley-Watson 19-4/+56)
Penn State Men's Sabre (1st-Aleksander Ochocki 19-4/+39; 4th-Daniel Bak 18-5/+48)
Notre Dame Women's Epee (3rd-Courtney Hurley 21-2/+36; 4th-Ewa Nelip 17-6/+36)
Both Fencers in Top-8 (in addition to those above)
Penn State Women's Foil (1st-Doris Willette 20-3/+57; 7th-Allison Glasser 16-7/+34)
Notre Dame Men's Foil (2nd-Gerek Meinhardt 19-4/+50; 8th-Enzo Castellani 13-10/+25)
Ohio State Men's Sabre (3rd-Mike Momtselidze 19-4/+60; 8th-Matt Sterns 16-7/+23)
St. John's Women's Sabre (3rd-Dagmara Wozniak 19-4/+57; 8th-Dora Varga 15-8/+9)
Columbia Women's Sabre (4th-Daria Schneider 19-4/+56; 7th-Jackie Jacobson 15-8/+14)
Both Fencers in Top-12 (in addition to those above)
Wayne State Men's Epee (1st-Slava Zingerman 17-6/+32; 9th-Mykhaylo Mazur 14-9/E)
Notre Dame Women's Foil (2nd-Hayley Reese 19-4/+48; 9th-Adi Nott 14-9/+16)
St. John's Men's Sabre (2nd-Daryl Homer 17-6/+33; 11th-Alejandro Rojas 13-10/E)
Ohio State Men's Epee (4th-Jason Pryor 15-8/+24; 11th-Igor Tolkachev 13-10/+13)
Notre Dame Men's Sabre (5th-Avery Zuck 17-6/+3-; 10th-Barron Nydam 13-10/+6)
Penn State Women's Sabre (5th-Monica Aksamit 19-4/+49; 11th-Caity Thompson 14-9/+9)
Princeton Women's Epee (5th-Susannah Scanlan 17-6/+21; 11th-Jasjit Bhinder 13-10/+3)