PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The men’s and women’s fencing teams closed out the first day of the Elite Invitational hosted by the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 15, in their first team competition of the season.
Julian Chin, Léna Gyenes and Ana Sofia Parra all fenced to a perfect 3-0 record on the first day of competition.
No. 9 YALE
The men’s fencing team fell 14-13 to Yale during the second round of competition.
In a 7-2 loss in men’s foil, Spencer Burke and Andrea Zanardo earned the only two victories for the Nittany Lions.
Both Eslam Osama and Mohammed Yasseen fenced to a perfect 3-0 record in a 7-2 victory for the men’s epee team against the Bulldogs, with an additional win from Julian Brodsky.
The men’s saber team lost 5-4 in a close match against Yale. Han Luo fenced to a 2-1 record with additional victories from Jintao Yao and Daniel Iliffe.
DENISON
In the second round, the women’s team beat Denison 18-11.
Eden De La Cruz, Anastasia Shmay and Thea Fernandes all finished 2-1 in women’s foil against Denison in a 6-3 win.
The women’s epee squad earned a dominant 8-1 victory over Denison. Both Lena Gyenes and Ana Sofia Parra fenced to a perfect 3-0 record, with Sophia Abashidze and Bella Chen earning additional wins.
The Nittany Lions lost 5-4 in women’s saber, with Nargiza Jaksybaeva and Eunyu Kim winning two bouts each.
No. 2/2 COLUMBIA
Both the men’s and women’s teams lost to Columbia, 17-10.
For the men’s foil team, Chin fenced to a 3-0 record against the Lions, with additional wins from Burke and Zanardo in a 5-4 victory.
The men’s epee team lost 6-3 to Columbia. Osama fenced to a 2-1 record with an additional win from Brodsky.
Daniel Iliffe earned the only victories for the men’s saber team, fencing 2-1 against Columbia in a 7-2 loss.
The women’s foil team lost 8-1, with the only victory coming from De La Cruz
Allegra Cristofoletto fenced to a 2-1 record, with another win from Yuna Tamura against Columbia in a 6-3 loss.
Women’s saber won 6-3 against the Lions, with Jaksybaeva fencing to a perfect 3-0 record. Kim fenced to a 2-1 record, with an additional win by Eve Scott.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions return to the strip for day two of the Elite Invitational at the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, November 15. Competition for both squads begins at 8:30 a.m. against Duke.
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