St. John’s Collects Multiple Wins at LIU Shark Showcase

Sunday, January 29

Brooklyn, N.Y.

St. John's University

LIU Shark Showcase

St. John’s Collects Multiple Wins at LIU Shark Showcase

1/29/2023 10:37:00 PM | Fencing

Red Storm grabs victories over several top schools in Brooklyn

By: Alex Whisnant

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Jan. 29, 2023)- The St. John's fencing program enjoyed a successful day at the LIU Shark Showcase at the Steinberg Wellness Center on Sunday.

The men's team defeated crosstown rivals Columbia along with Yale, LIU and Penn. The women's team picked up a win over Yale.

Three Johnnies tied for the lead in wins on the men's side as Ahmed Ferjani, Fares Ferjani and Mauricio Pellegrino each registered an impressive 12 victories each. Behind the efforts of the Ferjani brothers, the men's saber team posted a strong record of 30-15 on Sunday. Pellegrino led the epee group to a respectable mark of 29-16.

For the women's team, it was Julia Cieslar who stood out once again as the sophomore secured 12 wins. Cieslar has logged 30 wins across three invitationals in the month of January.

The Red Storm will take an extended break before returning to team competition on Feb. 26 at the Temple Invitational.

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS (4-1)
Round 1: St. John's 16, Penn 11
Round 2: St. John's 9, Princeton 18
Round 3: St. John's 20, LIU 7
Round 4: BYE
Round 5: St. John's 15, Yale 12
Round 6: St. John's 14, Columbia 13

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS (1-4)
Round 1: St. John's 7, Penn 20
Round 2: St. John's 6, Princeton 21
Round 3: St. John's 13, LIU 14
Round 4: BYE
Round 5: St. John's 14, Yale 13
Round 6: St. John's 9, Columbia 18

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Men's Saber (30-15)
Ahmed Ferjani, 12-3
Fares Ferjani, 12-3
Daniel Leviev, 6-9

Men's Foil (15-30)
Jan Jurkiewicz, 11-4
Niklas Holland, 4-11

Men's Epee (29-16)
Mauricio Pellegrino, 12-3
Paul Fortin, 6-6
Alan Slavinsky, 5-4
Max Shen, 4-1
Jack Bell, 2-2

Women's Saber (19-26)
Julia Cieslar, 12-3
Fanni Potz-Nagy, 6-9
Lily Nguyen, 1-14

Women's Foil (12-33)
Antonina Lachman, 6-9
Malwina Kolodziejczyk, 6-9

Women's Epee (18-27)
Kincso Kollar, 8-7
Nicole Gavrilko, 6-7
Anastasia Kudierova, 3-10
Melanie Dolgonos, 1-3