Word from Notre Dame is that Stanford freshman men's epeeist Kevin Mo is flying into the South Bend airport and heading straight to the Joyce Center, where he will competed in several matches today for the #7 Cardinal men's team. Mo – who won the 2008 Junior World Cup circuit – was competing on Saturday at an international event in Switzerland.
Here are some key ND Duals matches to keep an eye on during Sunday's action:
• Round 2 (9:00) – Northwestern women vs. UC San Diego (the Wildcats may have a bit of their own jetlag, after competing on Saturday at the Duke Duals).
• Round 4 (11:00) – Possibly the weekend's most-anticipated matchup will see the co-#1 Notre Dame men take on #7 Stanford (with plenty of elite fencers on both teams) ... on the women's side, #2 ND will take on UCSD while the Florida women will be looking for another upset win over a varsity opponent (Air Force).
• Round 5 (noon) – The ND and UCSD men will battle, as will Northwestern and Stanford in women's bouts.
• Round 6 (2:00) – Air Force All-America epeeist Peter French will have some good challenges from Wayne State's pair of All-Americans (see below).
• Round 7 (2:00) – The Northwestern and Air Force women could provide a few entertaining bouts.
• Round 8 (3:00) – Men's epee fans won't want to miss the Wayne State vs. Stanford match, featuring a pair of high-level fencers on both teams (WSU's Slava Zingerman and Mykhayo Mazur; Stanford's Mo and Clayton Kenney) ... Zingerman is the two-time defending NCAA champion, Mazur placed 9th at the '07 NCAAs (while fencing for Ohio State) and Kenney is a three-time NCAA participant who earned All-America honors (11th place) in '08.