During closing arguments Tuesday, Zhao’s attorney, William Weinreb said, “The Zhaos didn’t take slots that should have gone to someone else. They earned their slots on the Harvard fencing team fair and square.” The jury’s verdict, following a three-week trial and about six hours of deliberations in US District Court in Boston, marked a decisive victory for Brand and Zhao, who put on a vigorous defense to bolster their claims that Zhao’s two sons were among the nation’s top-ranked fencers, as well as outstanding students, and were recruited on their own merit. Former Harvard University fencing coach Peter Brand and...