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Women's Fencing Picks Up Win to Wrap Up First Day of Ivy Championships

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The University of Pennsylvania women's fencing team wrapped up the first day of the 2025 Ivy League Championships on Saturday night in The Palestra.

  Fourth-seeded Penn ended the first day of the championships in fourth place, picking up a win over #5 Yale (19-8) and falling to #2 Columbia (23-4) and #1 Princeton (19-8).

  The Red and Blue had six Quakers land in the top ten of their weapons, with Vivian Lu leading the charge with seventh place in saber, going 4-5 on the day. Katherine Andres (3-4), Talia Becker Calazans (3-4), and Victoria Kuznetsov (4-5) ended the day in eighth place, while Grace Hu and Polina Kharchyna finished in tenth place in epee to complete the outing.

 
The Red and Blue finish the 2025 Ivy League Championships on Sunday, starting the day off against #7 Brown at 12:15 p.m.

 

7th Vivian Lu (4-5)
8th Katherine Andres (3-4)
NR Amanda Li (2-1)
NR Hailey Lu (2-2)
NR Leah Blum (1-3)

8th Talia Becker Calazans (3-4)
11th Katina Proestakiz Ortiz (3-5)
11th Sabrina Cho (3-5)
NR Malak Hamza (1-0)
NR Lenna Choi (0-1)
NR Justina Lam (0-2)

8th Victoria Kuznetsov (4-5)
10th Grace Hu (3-6)
10th Polina Kharchyna (3-6)

  Team Results
vs. #2 Columbia – L, 23-4 (3-6 saber, 0-9 foil, 1-8 epee)
vs. #6 Yale – W, 19-8 (7-2 saber, 6-3 foil, 6-3 epee)
vs. #1 Princeton – L, 8-19 (2-7 saber, 4-5 foil, 3-6 epee)

Katherine Andres

Sabre
5' 2"
Sophomore

Talia Becker Calazans

Foil
5' 2"
Senior

Leah Blum

Sabre
5' 7"
Sophomore

Sabrina Cho

Foil
5' 9"
Senior

Lenna Choi

Foil
5' 7"
Junior

Grace Hu

Epee
5' 11"
Sophomore

Victoria Kuznetsov

Epee
5' 11"
Sophomore

Justina Lam

Foil
5' 2"
Senior

Hailey Lu

Sabre
5' 10"
Senior

Vivian Lu

Sabre
5' 8"
Senior

Malak Hamza

Foil
Freshman

Polina Kharchyna

Epee
Freshman

Katherine Andres

5' 2"
Sophomore
Sabre

Talia Becker Calazans

5' 2"
Senior
Foil

Leah Blum

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sabre

Sabrina Cho

5' 9"
Senior
Foil

Lenna Choi

5' 7"
Junior
Foil

Grace Hu

5' 11"
Sophomore
Epee

Victoria Kuznetsov

5' 11"
Sophomore
Epee

Justina Lam

5' 2"
Senior
Foil

Hailey Lu

5' 10"
Senior
Sabre

Vivian Lu

5' 8"
Senior
Sabre

Malak Hamza

Freshman
Foil

Polina Kharchyna

Freshman
Epee
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