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2023-24 Women's Fencing Roster

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Players

  • Sabre 5'2"

    Katherine Andres

    Fr. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes Peninsula
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    Freshman Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes Peninsula
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  • Foil 5'2"

    Talia Becker Calazans

    Jr. Porto Alegre, Brazil Colégio Leonardo da Vinci Alfa
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    Junior Porto Alegre, Brazil Colégio Leonardo da Vinci Alfa
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  • Foil Foil

    Alexis Bienstock

    Fr. Westport, Conn. Pierrepont School
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    Freshman Westport, Conn. Pierrepont School
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  • Sabre 5'7"

    Leah Blum

    Fr. Newton, Mass. Newton South
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    Freshman Newton, Mass. Newton South
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  • Sabre 5'8"

    Sapphira Ching

    Sr. Wilton, Conn. Hopkins School
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    Senior Wilton, Conn. Hopkins School
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  • Foil 5'9"

    Sabrina Cho

    Sr. Hillsborough, Calif. San Mateo
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    Senior Hillsborough, Calif. San Mateo
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  • Foil 5'7"

    Lenna Choi

    So. Irvine, Calif. Crean Lutheran
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    Sophomore Irvine, Calif. Crean Lutheran
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  • Epee 5'5"

    Shirley Guo

    Sr. Toronto, Ontario Havergal College
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    Senior Toronto, Ontario Havergal College
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  • Foil Foil

    Samantha Hsiung

    Fr. Los Altos Hills, Calif. Pinewood School
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    Freshman Los Altos Hills, Calif. Pinewood School
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  • Epee 5'11"

    Grace Hu

    Fr. Richmond Hill, Ontario Bayview Secondary School
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    Freshman Richmond Hill, Ontario Bayview Secondary School
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  • Epee 5'4"

    Elizabeth Jia

    Fr. Princeton, N.J. Montgomery
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    Freshman Princeton, N.J. Montgomery
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  • Epee 5'11"

    Victoria Kuznetsov

    Fr. Short Hills, N.J. Millburn
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    Freshman Short Hills, N.J. Millburn
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  • Foil 5'2"

    Justina Lam

    Jr. Cherry Hill, N.J. Cherry Hill East
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    Junior Cherry Hill, N.J. Cherry Hill East
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  • Sabre

    Amanda Li

    Fr. Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich
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    Freshman Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich
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  • Sabre 5'10"

    Hailey Lu

    Jr. Montreal, Quebec Havergal College
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    Junior Montreal, Quebec Havergal College
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  • Sabre 5'8"

    Vivian Lu

    Jr. Foster City, Calif. Oregon Episcopal School
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    Junior Foster City, Calif. Oregon Episcopal School
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  • Foil 5'3"

    Erin Oh

    Fr. Oakland, Calif. Head-Royce School
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    Freshman Oakland, Calif. Head-Royce School
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  • Epee 5'2"

    Emily Ostrovsky

    Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Leon M. Goldstein
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    Freshman Brooklyn, N.Y. Leon M. Goldstein
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  • Foil 5'9"

    Katina Proestakis Ortiz

    Jr. Cypress, Texas The Awty International School
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    Junior Cypress, Texas The Awty International School
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  • Epee 5'7"

    Yunice Pyo

    Sr. Potomac, Md. Winston Churchill
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    Senior Potomac, Md. Winston Churchill
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  • Sabre 5'7"

    Melanie Sporn

    Sr. Gladwyne, Pa. Harriton
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    Senior Gladwyne, Pa. Harriton
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  • Sabre 5'3"

    Ella Springer

    Fr. Montvale, N.J. Academy of The Holy Angels
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    Freshman Montvale, N.J. Academy of The Holy Angels
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  • Epee 5'3"

    Elizabeth Wang

    So. Houston, Texas James E. Taylor
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    Sophomore Houston, Texas James E. Taylor
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  • Sabre 5'3"

    Erica Wu

    Jr. Marietta, Ga. Wheeler
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    Junior Marietta, Ga. Wheeler
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Staff Roster

Women's Fencing Coaching Staff

  • Young Family Head Coach of Fencing

    Andy Ma

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  • Assistant Coach

    Slava Danilov

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  • Assistant Coach

    Brennan Louie

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  • Director of Operations

    Randall LeMaster

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Women's Fencing Support Staff

  • Primary Sport Administrator/Senior Associate AD

    Kevin Bonner

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  • Secondary Sport Administrator/Associate Director of Compliance

    Steph Z. Brennan

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Phil Samko

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  • Strength & Conditioning

    Emily Kolsevich

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2023-24 Women's Fencing Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
Katherine Andres Sabre 5-2 Fr. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. / Palos Verdes Peninsula
Talia Becker Calazans Foil 5-2 Jr. Porto Alegre, Brazil / Colégio Leonardo da Vinci Alfa
Alexis Bienstock Foil - Fr. Westport, Conn. / Pierrepont School
Leah Blum Sabre 5-7 Fr. Newton, Mass. / Newton South
Sapphira Ching Sabre 5-8 Sr. Wilton, Conn. / Hopkins School
Sabrina Cho Foil 5-9 Sr. Hillsborough, Calif. / San Mateo
Lenna Choi Foil 5-7 So. Irvine, Calif. / Crean Lutheran
Shirley Guo Epee 5-5 Sr. Toronto, Ontario / Havergal College
Samantha Hsiung Foil - Fr. Los Altos Hills, Calif. / Pinewood School
Grace Hu Epee 5-11 Fr. Richmond Hill, Ontario / Bayview Secondary School
Elizabeth Jia Epee 5-4 Fr. Princeton, N.J. / Montgomery
Victoria Kuznetsov Epee 5-11 Fr. Short Hills, N.J. / Millburn
Justina Lam Foil 5-2 Jr. Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East
Amanda Li Sabre - Fr. Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich
Hailey Lu Sabre 5-10 Jr. Montreal, Quebec / Havergal College
Vivian Lu Sabre 5-8 Jr. Foster City, Calif. / Oregon Episcopal School
Erin Oh Foil 5-3 Fr. Oakland, Calif. / Head-Royce School
Emily Ostrovsky Epee 5-2 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Leon M. Goldstein
Katina Proestakis Ortiz Foil 5-9 Jr. Cypress, Texas / The Awty International School
Yunice Pyo Epee 5-7 Sr. Potomac, Md. / Winston Churchill
Melanie Sporn Sabre 5-7 Sr. Gladwyne, Pa. / Harriton
Ella Springer Sabre 5-3 Fr. Montvale, N.J. / Academy of The Holy Angels
Elizabeth Wang Epee 5-3 So. Houston, Texas / James E. Taylor
Erica Wu Sabre 5-3 Jr. Marietta, Ga. / Wheeler

Women's Fencing Coaching Staff

Women's Fencing - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Andy Ma Young Family Head Coach of Fencing
Slava Danilov Assistant Coach
Brennan Louie December 2023 Headshot Brennan Louie Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach Randall LeMaster headshot August 2019 Randall LeMaster Director of Operations

Women's Fencing Support Staff

Women's Fencing - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Kevin Bonner headshot Kevin Bonner Primary Sport Administrator/Senior Associate AD
Steph Zewe headshot January 2020 Steph Z. Brennan Secondary Sport Administrator/Associate Director of Compliance
Phil Samko bobblehead Phil Samko Athletic Trainer
Emily Kolsevich headshot fall 2023 Emily Kolsevich Strength & Conditioning

Staff Roster

Women's Fencing Coaching Staff

Women's Fencing Support Staff