Fencers Prepare for Duke Dual Meets – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/3/1999 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
February 3, 1999
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State fencing teams return to action this weekend, Feb. 5-6, at the Duke Dual Meets after posting a fine weekend at the Notre Dame Dual Meets last weekend.
DETAILING THE DUKE DUAL MEETS The two-day competition takes place at Durham, NC, featuring six schools. On Friday, the men will take on Duke, North Carolina, Rutgers, Air Force and Notre Dame. On Saturday, the women take center stage, battling Duke, North Carolina, Rutgers, Air Force and Notre Dame.
BUCKS TOUGH TO BEAT AT NOTRE DAME The Buckeye fencing teams traveled to South Bend, Ind. last weekend and competed very well at the Notre Dame Dual Meets. The men finished the two-day competition with a 9-2 record, while the women, ranked seventh in the nation at the time, went 9-1. Both squads recorded wins over Lawrence, Case Western Reserve, Chicago and Cleveland State in the first day of competition, but both squads fell to ranked Notre Dame squads, while the men also fell to Northwestern. On Sunday, both squads finished with unblemished records. They both defeated Michigan, Michigan State, Wayne State, Purdue and Detroit.
BUCKS BATTLE AT NORTHWESTERN In their first match of the 1999 season, the Buckeyes fared quite well at the Northwestern Dual Meets. The OSU men took three out of four matches on Saturday, defeating Cal-State Fullerton, North Carolina and Air Force while falling to host Northwestern. The women won eight of their matches in competition over the weekend. The Buckeyes defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, James Madison, Northwestern, North Carolina, Hollins, Air Force, Chicago and Cal-State Fullerton. The Buckeyes’ lone defeat came at the hands of Temple after the Buckeyes lost a tiebraker to the Owls due to the number of touches.
HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE REMENYIK Charlotte Remenyik came to Ohio State in 1978 to mentor the womens fencing squad with well over 20 years of fencing experience. It was evident from her inaugural season that she would become an integral part of the Buckeye fencing program. Remenyik produced back-to-back Big Ten runner-up seasons and a first-place regional finish her first two years at OSU. Immediately following that she was named head coach of the men’s and women’s teams, the first woman in the Midwest to coach both a sections of a varsity fencing team. Despite not having any scholarships for the men’s teams, Remenyik has never had a losing season in her 20-year tenure at OSU. As the longest tenured coach, entering her 21st season at OSU, Remenyik brought to her coaching position a remarkable record of accomplishments as a competitor as well as a teacher. Born and raised in Hungary, she proved to be one of that country’s finest young duelists. Hungary, like other European countries, has maintained a strong fencing tradition, producing highly-motivated and technique-oriented competitors.
