The Penn State fencing team is so used to winning that when it loses, even its coach doesn't notice.

Penn State fencing coach Emmanuil Kaidanov didn't even realize his team had lost a match until the tournament was over.

Despite that one loss on the women's side, the Nittany Lions continued their dominance in the sport with a 10-1 overall record at Saturday's Penn State Invitational at the White Building.

The men's side finished the invitational with a perfect match record of 5-0. The Lions beat Duke (21-6), Penn (15-12), Columbia (14-13), Drew (23-4) and St. John's (19-8).

On the women's side, the Lions beat Temple (22-5), Duke (21-6), Penn (17-10), Columbia (14-13) and Drew (25-2). The team's only loss on the women's side came to St. John's, with a one-point loss (13-14).

Kaidanov was not pleased with the loss to St. John's, though he noted that the team is very respectable.

"Nobody likes losing, even just one loss. It's quite disappointing," Kaidanov said.

Junior Sophia Hiss had the best record for the women's saber with a record of 16-2. Freshman Caitlin Thompson also had a good finish, with a 10-3 record for the saber weapon.

For the women's foil, junior Tamara Najm finished 13-4 for the best record in that weapon, with freshman Allison Glaser finishing 12-5.

Senior Katarzyna Trzopek, who fights in the epee division, finished with the best record in that weapon with 13-4, and senior Andrea Wine finished 12-5.

For the men's saber, sophomore Franz Bogichev finished the day with only one loss, going 14-1. Junior Ian Farr also finished with one loss and had a 9-1 record.

Sophomore Jeffery Chang finished the day 9-4 for the men's foil. Also, freshman Alexander Louton had a 7-3 record for foil.

In the men's epee, sophomore Arthur Urman finished with an 11-2 record, and freshman James Moody had a 12-3 record.

Overall, Kaidanov was pleased with the results of the tournament, with the exception of the loss on the women's side. He feels that it won't hurt the team's rankings, which have the women at second and the men third, but is indifferent if it does.

"I don't care about the rankings, they don't matter," Kaidanov said. "It is not like football where it is a media thing."

Next week, the Lions travel to Boston for a tournament at Brandeis on Sunday. Teams participating next week include Boston College and Tufts. Kaidanov feels that the team will have no problem being successful next week, mainly due to the caliber of the teams not being as strong as at this weekend's tournament.