PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Penn State women’s fencing team completed the first day of the Coach Nikki Franke Invitational at Temple University on Saturday, October 24, with Léna Gyenes, Bella Chen and Nargiza Jaksybaeva securing top-10 finishes in their respective weapons.
WOMEN’S FOIL
Freshman Anastasia Shmay represented the women’s foil team and advanced to the direct-elimination bracket after completing both rounds of pools with a 5-4 record. Shmay completed her collegiate debut with a 14th-place finish overall in the women’s foil bracket.
WOMEN’S EPEE
Gyenes advanced to the direct-elimination bracket as the ninth seed, the highest overall for the women’s epee team, after finishing both rounds of pools with a 7-3 record. Gyenes wrapped up the first competition of her sophomore campaign in ninth place.
Chen finished with a 7-2 record across two rounds of pools and advanced to the direct-elimination bracket as the 11th seed. Chen followed up Gyenes in the women’s epee standings with a 10th-place finish to complete her collegiate debut.
Yuna Tamura completed two rounds of pool play with a 7-3 record and earned the 18th seed to advance to the direct-elimination bracket. Tamura rounded out the standings for the women’s epee squad with a 22nd-place finish.
WOMEN’S SABER
Jaksybaeva represented the women’s saber team and earned a sixth-place seed to advance to the direct-elimination bracket after fencing to a 9-1 record in pools, including a perfect 5-0 record in the first round of pools. Jaksybaeva competed through to the table of 16 and earned a 10th-place finish in her first collegiate competition.
UP NEXT:
The Penn State Fencing team wraps up competition at the Nikki Franke Invitational on Sunday, October 25, beginning with foil and epee pools at 8:30 AM.
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