The three-team Wellesley Fencing Invitational was held last weekend (Sat., Jan. 31), with the Wellesley women defeating the UMass club team (19-8) and the Hunter College varsity (20-7), while UMass posted a 15-12 win over Hunter. Wellesley's top fencers in the pair of wins included foilists Hannah Braeten, Tess DeLean and Wendy Chin (all of whom went 6-0), plus epeeists Emily Johnson (6-0), Anne Benjamin (4-1) and Ashley Paquin (4-2). The Wellesley epee team went 8-1 against Hunter and 7-2 vs. UMass). The UMass sabre team had a solid day, with a 6-3 record in both matches. UMass also won five foil bouts against Hunter (plus four wins in epee). Laura Brassard (6-0) and Caitlin Coughlan (5-1) led the way for the UMass sabre squad. Hunter's Nicole Schirmer turned in a 5-1 day in her sabre bouts, including a sweep of the Wellesley sabreists. Wellesley won the foil (9-0) and epee (8-1) competition versus Hunter, but the Hawks claimed a 6-3 edge in sabre.