PHILADELPHIA – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania fencing programs are ready to hit the strips in The Palestra this weekend, hosting the 2024-25 Ivy League Fencing Championships at The Palestra on Saturday and Sunday.
 
2024-25 Ivy League Fencing Championships
Saturday, Feb. 8 | 10 a.m. (men) and 2:30 p.m. (women)
Philadelphia, Pa. | The Palestra
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Results
 
Sunday, Feb. 9 | 9 a.m. (men) and 12:15 p.m. (women)
Philadelphia, Pa. | The Palestra
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Results
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The #7 women look to win back-to-back Ivy League titles after capturing the team title last year in the Big Apple. The #3 men look to improve from their fourth-place finish from the 2023-24 championships.
 
*The Red and Blue five All-Ivy honorees to the piste this weekend, led by First Teamer Sabrina Cho. Second Team members Grace Hu, Victoria Kuznetsov, Bryce Louie, and Katina Proestakis Ortiz.
 
*The last time the Quakers hit the strips at the Penn State Invite, Penn won seven combined bouts, with the men topping North Carolina (15-12), Haverford (21-6), and Penn State (16-11), and the women edging out North Carolina (20-7), Temple (14-13), Haverford (27-0), and Penn State (15-12).
 
Men's Lineup
Epee
Arthur Andreev, Nicholas Jin, Donghyeok Kim, Ben Serafin, Avery Townsend, and Joseph Wu.
Foil
Boris Chen, Jonathan Cheng, Bryce Louie, Noah Nager, Nicholas Wu, and Luke Zhang.
Saber
Gian Dhingra, Antonio Heathcock, Ben Kogan, Simon Kushkov, Nicholas Molina, and Jaesun Yun.
 
Women's Lineup
Epee
Grace Hu, Polina Kharchyna, Victoria Kuznetsov, Emily Ostrovsky, Elizabeth Wang, and Alexandra Wong.
Foil
Talia Becker Calazans, Alexis Bienstock, Sabrina Cho, Lenna Choi, Malak Hamza, Samantha Hsiung, Emily Kim, Justina Lam, Sophie Neuman, and Katina Proestakis Ortiz.
Saber
Katherine Andres, Leah Blum, Amanda Li, Hailey Lu, and Vivian Lu.
 
Men's Ivy League Championships Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 8
Round 1 vs. (2) Columbia – 10 a.m.
Round 2 vs. (1) Princeton – 11:15 a.m.
Round 3 vs. Bye – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Round 4 vs. (5) Yale – 9 a.m.
Round 5 vs. (3) Harvard – 10:15 a.m.
 
Women's Ivy League Championships Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 8
Round 1 vs. Bye – 2:30 p.m.
Round 2 vs. (2) Columbia – 3:45 p.m.
Round 3 vs. (6) Yale – 5 p.m.
Round 4 vs. (1) Princeton – 6:15 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Round 5 vs. (7) Brown – 12:15 p.m.
Round 6 vs. (5) Cornell – 1:30 p.m.
Round 7 vs. (3) Harvard – 2:45 p.m.