NEW YORK, N.Y. – It was a stellar Sunday afternoon in the Empire State for the University of Pennsylvania fencing programs as the women's team won a portion of the Ivy League title for the first time in 20 years.
 
The #6 women had a stellar outing, going 3-0 on the day to secure a share of the Ivy title for the first time since 2004.

Six Quakers captured All-Ivy honors with Sabrina Cho and Blake Broszus landing First Team, while Grace Hu, Victoria Kuznetsov, Bryce Louie, and Katina Proestakis Ortiz earning Second Team.

The women secured their first title in two decades off a 16-11 win over sixth-seed Cornell to complete the sweep of the day. Seven from the women's squad ended the championships in the top ten of their events, as senior Cho and junior Proestakis Ortiz led the charge, landing third and fourth place in foil. Freshmen duo Hu and Kuznetsov ended their first Ivy tournament tied for sixth place in epee after going 11-7 after both days. Junior Justina Lam stayed steady in the foil rankings, ending the championships in seventh place. Freshman Katherine Andres climbed her way up through the sabre rankings today, finishing in ninth place with her teammate Vivian Lu right behind her in tenth to round out the Quakers who placed in the championships.
 
The #8 men finished the championships in fourth place, going 1-4 after falling to fourth-seeded Harvard 17-10. The men had six fencers end the tournament in the top ten of their events, with seniors Broszus and Louie guiding the team with third and fifth place finishes in foil. Freshman Joseph Wu completed his first Ivy tournament in eighth place in epee, while three Quakers landed in the top ten in sabre, as Simon Kushkov and Marcel Merchant tied for eighth while freshman Gian Dhingra placed tenth.
 
Up Next
The Quakers close out regular season meets on Sunday, Feb 25, battling at the Temple Open.
 
Women's Results
vs. (3) Yale – W, 17-10 (4-5 sabre, 5-4 foil, 8-1 epee)
vs. (1) Columbia – L, 14-13 (5-4 sabre, 4-5 foil, 4-5 epee)
vs. (7) Brown – W, 23-4 (7-2 sabre, 9-0 foil, 7-2 epee)
vs. (2) Harvard – W, 15-12
vs. (4) Princeton – W, 14-13
vs. (6) Cornell – W, 16-11
 
Men's Results
vs. (1) Princeton – L, 18-9 (2-7 sabre, 5-4 foil, 2-7 epee)
vs. (3) Yale – W, 17-10 (6-3 sabre, 6-3 foil, 5-4 epee)
vs. (2) Columbia, L, 16-11 (5-4 sabre, 4-5 foil, 2-7 epee)
vs. (4) Harvard – L, 17-10

Women's Individual Results
Sabre
9. Katherine Andres, 8-7
10. Vivian Lu, 9-8
 
Foil
3. Sabrina Cho, 12-5 – First Team All-Ivy
4. Katina Proestakis Ortiz, 11-5 – Second Team All-Ivy
7. Justina Lam, 10-6
 
Epee
T-6, Grace Hu, 11-7 – Second Team All-Ivy
T-6. Victoria Kuznetsov, 11-7 – Second Team All-Ivy
 
Men's Individual Results
Sabre
T-8. Simon Kushkov, 6-6
T-8. Marcel Merchant, 6-6
10. Gian Dhingra, 5-7
 
Foil
3. Blake Broszus, 9-3 – First Team All-Ivy
5. Bryce Louie, 8-4 – Second Team All-Ivy
14. Eric Yu, 2-9
 
Epee
8. Joseph Wu, 6-5
12. Avery Townsend, 3-9
13. Arthur Andreev, 2-9