PHILADELPHIA. – The Big Red fencing team opened the 2015 portion of its schedule with a pair of victories at the Philadelphia Invitational, defeating NJIT and UNC this afternoon at Penn's Coach Dave Micahnik Fencing Center.
Cornell dominated the Highlanders, 24-3, and edged the Tarheels, 16-11, but fell to Northwestern (19-8), Temple (16-11), and Duke (15-12).
The foil squad led the way, going 33-12 on the day and earning victories against all except Northwestern. The squad was led by
Luby Kiriakidi (11-3) and
Angelica Gangemi (10-3) who both posted double-digit victories. Every member of the squad finished with a winning record, as
Ediona Sera went 8-4 and both
Gabriella Zusin and
Julia Telischi both finished at 2-1.
The epee squad went 22-23 overall, with wins against NJIT and UNC.
Victoria Wines was the only Big Red epee to finish with a winning record, going an impressive 13-1 for Cornel's best individual record on the day.
The sabre squad finished the day at 16-29 with a victory over NJIT.
Megan Buteau had the most win among the saber fencers, finishing 7-8 overall.
CORNELL RESULTS
Northwestern def. Cornell, 19-8
Foil, 3-6; Epee, 4-5; Saber, 1-8
Cornell def. NJIT, 24-3
Foil, 8-1; Epee, 7-2; Saber, 9-0
Temple def. Cornell, 16-11
Foil, 5-4; Epee, 3-6; Saber, 3-6
Cornell def. UNC, 16-11
Foil, 9-0; Epee, 5-4; Saber, 2-7
Duke def. Cornell, 15-12
Foil, 8-1; Epee, 3-6; Saber, 1-8
Foil Squad (33-12)
Northwestern: 3-6
NJIT: 8-1
Temple: 5-4
UNC: 9-0
Duke: 8-1
Foil Members
Luby Kiriakidi: 11-3
Angelica Gangemi: 10-3
Ediona Sera: 8-4
Gabriella Zusin: 2-1
Julia Telischi: 2-1
Epee Squad (22-23)
Northwestern: 4-5
NJIT: 7-2
Temple: 3-6
UNC: 5-4
Duke: 3-6
Epee Members
Victoria Wines: 13-1
Olivia Weller: 4-8
Yolanda Li: 4-9
Jasmine Chow: 1-5
Saber Squad (16-29)
Northwestern: 1-8
NJIT: 9-0
Temple: 3-6
UNC: 2-7
Duke: 1-8
Saber Members
Regina Chen: 4-9
Megan Buteau: 7-8
Alaina Uhouse: 1-9
Kristen Holl: 2-3
Abigail Forth: 2-0
