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Brandeis Invitational
St. John's Fencing Sweeps Brandeis Invitational
12/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
QUEENS, N.Y. - The Red Storm men's and women's fencing teams went undefeated at the Brandeis Invitational in Waltham, Mass., on Sunday, Dec. 7. The men's team went 5-0, defeating MIT, Boston College, Brandeis, Yale, and Brown, while the women went 6-0, defeating the same schools along with Cornell, which only has a women's team.
Juniors Roman Sydorenko and Ferenc Valkai, and freshman Andras Nameth got off to great starts to open the season, posting perfect winning percentages on the day. Sydorenko and Valkai (both men's sabre) went 12-0, while Nameth (men's foil) went 11-0.
The women's epee team registered the most wins of the three weapons with a combined record of 41-13. Senior Isis Washington led the squad with a 16-2 record, while freshmen Veronika Zuikova (11-4 record) and Ally Ryf (10-7 record) also finished with double-digit victories. Fellow classmates, Ceara Sweeney and Caira Moreira-Brown also made their St. John's debut as they subbed in later in the day to both post 2-0 records. The squad allowed only one touch against Brown to win, 8-1.
The men's sabre and foil finished with the second most victories as they both tallied a 35-10 record. Sydorenko and Valkai led the men's sabre squad in wins with 12 each, while Nameth led the men's foil team with 11 victories. Junior Michele Caporizzi (10-2 record) and freshman Josef Rizell (12-1 record) also finished with double-digit wins in men's foil.
In men's sabre, sophomore Deniz Berkay collected six wins in 11 bouts, while freshman Andre Vamado Jr. fenced in 10 bouts, recording five wins in his collegiate-debut. In men's foil, freshman Jayson Shu subbed in for four bouts and went 1-3, while classmate John Kirk subbed in for five bouts and went 1-4.
The women's foil team combined for a 29-25 record for the invitational. Senior Marta Hausman finished with an impressive 14-3 record and junior Irene Spezzamonte also collected 14 wins in 18 bouts. Freshman Jackie Mazzone fenced in nine bouts, winning one. In her freshman debut, Judith Russell fenced in 10 bouts for the Red Storm.
Despite the absence of a C fencer, the women's saber squad combined for a 31-23 record. Redshirt sophomore Margaret McDonald, who missed this event last year due to injury, finished with a 16-2 record, while senior Christina Angelakopoulou also turned in a great performance with a 15-3 record.
Led by sophomore Yevgeniy Karyuchenko (10-1), the men's epee also combined for a winning record on the day, posting a 32-13 mark. Making their freshman debut, Noah Adamitis (9-6), Alex Cotter (2-1), and Sean White (4-0) all finished the invitational with winning records. Sophomore Cooper Schumacher tallied seven victories in 12 bouts on the day.
The Red Storm will not compete again as a team until they host the St. John's Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 24, but will send representatives to both the January and February North American Cups, which take place from Jan. 9-12 and Feb. 13-16, respectively.
Below is a summary of results from the Brandeis Invitational.
MEN (5-0)
St. John's 21, MIT 6 (Sabre: 7-2, Foil: 9-0, Epee: 5-4)
St. John's 23, Boston College 4 (Sabre: 8-1, Foil: 6-3, Epee: 8-1)
St. John's 18, Brandeis 9 (Sabre: 5-4, Foil: 6-3, Epee: 7-2)
St. John's 23, Yale 4 (Sabre: 8-1, Foil: 7-2, Epee: 8-1)
St. John's 18, Brown 9 (Sabre: 7-2, Foil: 7-2, Epee: 4-5)
WOMEN (6-0)
St. John's 16, MIT 11 (Sabre: 4-5, Foil: 6-3, Epee: 6-3)
St. John's 16, Boston College 11 (Sabre: 5-4, Foil: 5-4, Epee: 6-3)
St. John's 15, Cornell 12 (Sabre: 6-3, Foil: 2-7, Epee: 7-2)
St. John's 18, Brandeis 9 (Sabre: 6-3, Foil: 5-4, Epee: 7-2)
St. John's 18, Yale 9 (Sabre: 5-4, Foil: 6-3, Epee: 7-2)
St. John's 19, Brown 8 (Sabre: 5-4, Foil: 6-3, Epee: 8-1)
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