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2024-25 Women's Fencing Roster

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Players

  • Sabre 5'2"

    Katherine Andres

    So. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes Peninsula
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    Sophomore Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes Peninsula
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  • Foil 5'2"

    Talia Becker Calazans

    Sr. Porto Alegre, Brazil Colégio Leonardo da Vinci Alfa
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    Senior Porto Alegre, Brazil Colégio Leonardo da Vinci Alfa
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  • Foil Foil

    Alexis Bienstock

    So. Westport, Conn. Pierrepont School
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    Sophomore Westport, Conn. Pierrepont School
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  • Sabre 5'7"

    Leah Blum

    So. Newton, Mass. Newton South
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    Sophomore Newton, Mass. Newton South
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  • Foil

    Gloria Cheng

    Fr. New York, N.Y. Jericho
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    Freshman New York, N.Y. Jericho
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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

    Jr. Irvine, Calif. Crean Lutheran
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    Junior Irvine, Calif. Crean Lutheran
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  • Foil

    Malak Hamza

    Fr. Houston, Texas British International School of Cairo
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    Freshman Houston, Texas British International School of Cairo
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  • Foil Foil

    Samantha Hsiung

    So. Los Altos Hills, Calif. Pinewood School
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    Sophomore Los Altos Hills, Calif. Pinewood School
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  • Epee 5'11"

    Grace Hu

    So. Richmond Hill, Ontario Bayview Secondary School
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    Sophomore Richmond Hill, Ontario Bayview Secondary School
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  • Epee 5'4"

    Elizabeth Jia

    So. Princeton, N.J. Montgomery
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    Sophomore Princeton, N.J. Montgomery
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  • Epee

    Polina Kharchyna

    Fr. Kyiv, Ukraine Ramsey
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    Freshman Kyiv, Ukraine Ramsey
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  • Foil

    Emily Kim

    Fr. New York, N.Y. The Bronx High School of Science
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    Freshman New York, N.Y. The Bronx High School of Science
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  • Epee 5'11"

    Victoria Kuznetsov

    So. Short Hills, N.J. Millburn
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    Sophomore Short Hills, N.J. Millburn
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  • Foil 5'2"

    Justina Lam

    Sr. Cherry Hill, N.J. Cherry Hill East
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    Senior 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

    Sr. Montreal, Quebec Havergal College
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    Senior Montreal, Quebec Havergal College
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  • Sabre 5'8"

    Vivian Lu

    Sr. Foster City, Calif. Oregon Episcopal School
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    Senior Foster City, Calif. Oregon Episcopal School
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  • Foil

    Sophie Neuman

    Fr.
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    Freshman
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  • Epee 5'2"

    Emily Ostrovsky

    So. Brooklyn, N.Y. Leon M. Goldstein
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    Sophomore Brooklyn, N.Y. Leon M. Goldstein
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  • Foil 5'9"

    Katina Proestakis Ortiz

    Sr. Cypress, Texas The Awty International School
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    Senior Cypress, Texas The Awty International School
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  • Sabre 5'3"

    Ella Springer

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

    Elizabeth Wang

    Jr. Houston, Texas James E. Taylor
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    Junior Houston, Texas James E. Taylor
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  • Epee

    Alexandra Wong

    Fr. Harrison, N.Y. Harrison
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    Freshman Harrison, N.Y. Harrison
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  • Sabre 5'3"

    Erica Wu

    Sr. Marietta, Ga. Wheeler
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    Senior 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

    Full Bio
  • Secondary Sport Administrator/Associate Director of Compliance

    Steph Z. Brennan

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  • Strength & Conditioning

    Samuel Payne

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2024-25 Women's Fencing Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
Katherine Andres Sabre 5-2 So. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. / Palos Verdes Peninsula
Talia Becker Calazans Foil 5-2 Sr. Porto Alegre, Brazil / Colégio Leonardo da Vinci Alfa
Alexis Bienstock Foil - So. Westport, Conn. / Pierrepont School
Leah Blum Sabre 5-7 So. Newton, Mass. / Newton South
Gloria Cheng Foil - Fr. New York, N.Y. / Jericho
Sabrina Cho Foil 5-9 Sr. Hillsborough, Calif. / San Mateo
Lenna Choi Foil 5-7 Jr. Irvine, Calif. / Crean Lutheran
Malak Hamza Foil - Fr. Houston, Texas / British International School of Cairo
Samantha Hsiung Foil - So. Los Altos Hills, Calif. / Pinewood School
Grace Hu Epee 5-11 So. Richmond Hill, Ontario / Bayview Secondary School
Elizabeth Jia Epee 5-4 So. Princeton, N.J. / Montgomery
Polina Kharchyna Epee - Fr. Kyiv, Ukraine / Ramsey
Emily Kim Foil - Fr. New York, N.Y. / The Bronx High School of Science
Victoria Kuznetsov Epee 5-11 So. Short Hills, N.J. / Millburn
Justina Lam Foil 5-2 Sr. Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East
Amanda Li Sabre - Fr. Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich
Hailey Lu Sabre 5-10 Sr. Montreal, Quebec / Havergal College
Vivian Lu Sabre 5-8 Sr. Foster City, Calif. / Oregon Episcopal School
Sophie Neuman Foil - Fr. /
Emily Ostrovsky Epee 5-2 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Leon M. Goldstein
Katina Proestakis Ortiz Foil 5-9 Sr. Cypress, Texas / The Awty International School
Ella Springer Sabre 5-3 So. Montvale, N.J. / Academy of The Holy Angels
Elizabeth Wang Epee 5-3 Jr. Houston, Texas / James E. Taylor
Alexandra Wong Epee - Fr. Harrison, N.Y. / Harrison
Erica Wu Sabre 5-3 Sr. 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
Samuel Payne headshot fall 2024 Samuel Payne Strength & Conditioning

Staff Roster

Women's Fencing Coaching Staff

Women's Fencing Support Staff