PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – UC San Diego fencing began their 2024 spring season on a high note during their three days of competition at the Philadelphia Invitational. Leading the way for the Tritons against strong opponents back east was
Phileas Auray and
Kyra Wu who excelled for UC San Diego's men's and women's teams respectively.
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Beginning the action in the City of Brotherly Love, the UCSD men's team was able to post a 4-4 overall record in team competition as Auray was able to lead the way individually by posting a 14-8 record over the weekend to push his overall season record over the .500 mark at 22-20.
Other highlights over the weekend included
Derek Rong posting a 10-6 mark in the men's epee, while
Lucas Zeng had a 10-8 record in the men's foil competing at both Temple and Penn.
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
For the Tritons' women's team, it was a stand out weekend across the board as the women went 6-2 overall as a team while the women's epee went a perfect 8-0 in their events and the foil team was just behind at 7-1 for the weekend.
Wu and
Rafaella Gomes were the stand out performers individually, as Wu achieved a 15-2 record over the weekend and Gomes was right there as well with a 11-2 mark competing in the foil.
QUOTABLE
"I am thrilled with this weekend's success, especially in the women's epee (8-0) and foil squads (7-1)," UC San Diego head fencing coach
Juan Ignacio Calderon said. "We have areas for improvement in men's consistency and balance, but we're confident in addressing these for the upcoming Northwestern Duals."
FULL TRITON RESULTS
Men's Epee
Overall Team Record: 5-3
Andrew Graber: 6-9
Daniel Wong: 7-7
Derek Rong: 10-6
Nolan Yumiaco: 7-6
Sunny Sharma: 7-4
Men's Foil
Overall Team Record: 5-3
Larry Song: 8-6
Jason Chin: 5-12
Brandon Kim: 2-5
Scott Lao: 10-8
Lucas Zeng: 7-4
Men's Saber
Overall Team Record: 5-3
Phileas Auray: 14-8
Arnav Raja: 10-12
Hananiah So: 12-9
Women's Epee
Overall Team Record: 8-0
Tean Brooks: 11-5
Samantha Sayson: 9-6
Renee Zuhars: 13-3
Bella Balogh: 8-1
Natalie Brooke Gebala: 10-3
Women's Foil
Overall Team Record: 7-1
Kyra Wu: 15-3
Rafaella Gomes: 11-2
Neta Korol: 12-7
Zehra Anbarlilar: 13-3
Women's Saber
Overall Team Record: 4-4
Roxane Cayrat: 9-7
Janna Aboudaher: 1-7
Zara Fearns: 11-7
Sasha Slobodsky: 4-4
Julia Hill: 7-6
UP NEXT
The Tritons now turn their attention to next month's Northwestern Invitational in Evanston which will take place on February 2-3.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
