PHILADELPHIA, Pa. The Lafayette fencing team returned to competition after its winter break on Saturday at the Philadelphia Invitational hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.

The Leopards men's and women's teams competed in matches against Duke, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, NJIT, North Carolina and NYU at the Quaker's Tse Center. The Lafayette men defeated Haverford 14-10, and the women also won over Haverford 20-7.

Freshman Antoine Mannes (epee) and seniors Carolyn Feigeles (sabre) and Bella Moger (sabre) led the Leopards with ten wins apiece, followed by nine victories from sophomore Amanda Manubag (sabre), eight wins each by freshman Benito Hergert (foil) and freshman Chris Davis (foil), seven wins from freshmen Amir Whitehead (foil) and freshman Zoe O'Connor (epee), and five wins apiece by freshman Anna Silver (foil) and senior Lily Manetta (epee).

Also competing were William Mcalpine (four wins), Grahame Ung (three wins), Matthew Decker (two wins), Elise Hummel (two wins) and one win apiece from Abby Schlotterbeck, Brooke Lippe and Riley Anderson.

Lafayette will be back in action on February 6 when they compete in a Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association event at Johns Hopkins University.