(Notre Dame's posted match reports have provided some head-to-head men's scores from Saturday, involving various fencers who have competed in past NCAA Tournaments.)
Saturday's competition at the Northwestern Duals provided some noteworthy matchups between the Notre Dame and North Carolina men's sabreists, in addition to the ND and Johns Hopkins men's foilists.
UNC's brother tandem of Bobby and Kevin Ziechmann has combined to make four NCAA Tournaments, led by three appearances from Bobby (16th in '07, 18th in '08, 21st in '06; Kevin was 24th in '08). Notre Dame's contingent on Saturday vs. UNC combined to go 4-2 versus the Ziechmann brothers, highlighted by a sweep from All-American Bill Thanhouser (5-1 vs. Kevin, 5-4 vs. Robert). Keith Feldman added a split versus the Ziechmanns (5-2 win vs. Keith; 5-3 loss to Bobby). Avery Zuck chipped in with a 5-3 win over Bobby, but Tom Horton dropped 5-4 bout to the younger brother.
JHU veterann foilist David Ferguson – who finished one spot out of All-America status (13th) at the 2007 NCAAs – dropped all three of his bouts versus Notre Dame, losing 5-3 to Steve Kubik, 5-4 vs. Steve Kubik and 5-1 against Enzo Castellani.