PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania fencing programs opened the 2025-26 season at the Temple Open this weekend, with 12 Quakers earning spots on the podium to end the two-day tournament.
 
Eight fencers from the men's team and four from the women's team earned medals to cap off the weekend for Penn. For the women, Grace Hu led the charge, earning gold in the epee table. Kimberly Jang trailed Hu, earning silver in foil, while Lila Paul placed sixth in saber, and Katherine Andres grabbed eighth in saber.
 
Antonio Heathcock rallied the troops for the men's team, earning silver in foil, followed by Nicholas Jin (epee), Conrad Lo (foil), Simon Lioznyansky (epee), and Jaesun Yun (saber), all of whom landed bronze in their weapons. Avery Townsend (sixth, epee), Ben Serafin (eighth, epee), and Alexander Wu (eighth, foil) rounded out the Quakers who earned podium spots on Broad Street.
 
Victoria Amore, Eda Cevikol, Misha Gujja, Jang, Boryana Mitova, Lila Paul, Cathleen Shi, and Sophia Zheng made their collegiate debuts for the women, while Lioznyansky, Lo, Alexander Moses, and Wu hit the piste for the first time for the men.
 
Up Next
The Quakers head to Ohio State for the Elite Invitational on Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8.
 
Men
Foil
Conrad Lo, T3rd
Alexander Wu, 8th
Nicholas Wu, 18th
Luke Zhang, 51st
Epee
Simon Lioznyansky, T3rd
Nicholas Jin, T3rd
Avery Townsend, 6th
Ben Serafin 8th
Alexander Moses 13th
Joseph Wu, 27th
Saber
Antonio Heathcock, 2nd
Jaesun Yun, T3rd
Ben Kogan, 20th
Simon Kushkov, 21st
Gian Dhingra, 46th
Ryan Cheong, 55th
 
Women
Foil
Kimberly Jang, 2nd
Victoria Amore, 22nd
Malak Hamza, 32nd
Sophie Neuman, T34th
Samantha Hsiung, 38th
Emily Kim, T48th
Alexis Bienstock, T58th
Epee
Grace Hu, 1st
Victoria Kuznetsov, 12th
Alexandra Wong, 24th
Eda Cevikol, 25th
Boryana Mitova, 33rd
Misha Gujja, 45th
Saber
Lila Paul, 6th
Katherine Andres, 8th
Leah Blum, 9th
Cathleen Shi, 14th
Amanda Li, T44th
Sophia Zheng, T65th