Fencing Hosts St. John’s Super Cup on Saturday

Saturday, January 17

Queens, N.Y.

St. John's University

St. John's Super Cup

1/17/2026 7:25:00 PM | Fencing

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Men’s team finishes second; women place fifth at Carnesecca Arena

QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's men's and women's fencing teams hosted the annual St. John's Super Cup on Saturday inside Carnesecca Arena and Taffner Field House.

The men's squad finished second overall placing behind tournament champion Notre Dame after posting a 4-1 record on the day with victories over Columbia, Ohio State, Princeton and Harvard. On the women's side, the Red Storm placed fifth in a competitive national field. Princeton was crowned the women's champion after defeating both Notre Dame and Columbia in a three-way tie.

On the men's side, sophomore Vlad Covaliu paced the saber group with 11 victories, while junior Adham Moataz added 10 wins and sophomore Darii Lukashenko contributed nine. In epee, Samuel Imrek totaled 10 wins, Adam Horvath added nine and Daniil Mazur finished with seven, with Mazur closing out the meet with a 2-1 mark against Harvard. In foil, freshman Sebastian Garcia posted eight victories, including a 3-0 final round, while sophomore Jan Nowak added eight wins and junior Igor Wozniak contributed seven.

On the women's side, sophomore Nicole Feygin led St. John's with 11 victories in epee, including a 3-0 showing against Ohio State and another 3-0 performance against Harvard. In foil, junior Elisa Treglia tallied nine wins, highlighted by a 3-0 mark against Notre Dame, while in saber, junior Catinca Dumitru anchored the group with nine victories.

St. John's returns to action on Feb. 1 when it travels to Staten Island, N.Y., to compete in the Brian Palestis Memorial Invitational, hosted by Wagner.

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS (4-1)
St. John's 14, Columbia 13
St. John's 23, Ohio State 4
St. John's 16, Princeton 11
Notre Dame 17, St. John's 10
St. John's 18, Harvard 9

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS (1-4)
Columbia 14, St. John's 13
St. John's 17, Ohio State 10
Princeton 21, St. John's 6
Notre Dame 18, St. John's 9
Harvard 19, St. John's 8

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

MEN'S SABER
Vlad Covaliu, 11-4
Adham Moataz, 10-5
Darii Lukashenko, 9-6

MEN'S FOIL
Sebastian Garcia, 9-5
Igor Wozniak, 7-8
Bronislav Petrov, 2-2
Jan Nowak, 8-7

MEN'S EPEE
Samuel Imrek, 10-4
Adam Horvath, 9-6
Daniil Mazur, 7-8
Spencer Collymore, 1-0

WOMEN'S SABER
Catinca Dumitru, 9-6
Salome Berger, 8-7
Chloe Butman, 2-9
Mokshada Choudhary, 0-4

WOMEN'S FOIL
Antonina Lachman, 7-8
Malwina Kolodziejczyk, 5-10
Kaijinsei Dela Serna, 0-15

WOMEN'S EPEE
Nicole Feygin, 11-4
Elisa Treglia, 9-6
Anastasiia Kudierova, 2-8
Evelyn Cavanaugh, 0-4