North Carolina
Temple Intercollegiate Open (Women)
Tar Heels Successful At Temple Open
November 3, 2014 | Fencing
Tar Heels took second in both men's and women's sabre and placed three fencers among in the top eight spots in both of those weapons at the Temple Open Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia, Pa.
"It was a very good weekend," UNC coach Ron Miller said. "Obviously, sabre dominated, both men and women, and that was fun to watch."
The women fenced on Saturday, with senior Gillian Litynski second in sabre, sophomore Sarah Hanvy third and sophomore Caitlin Malone eighth. UNC's top epee finisher was freshman Elli Moreno in ninth. The top finisher in foil was sophomore Amanda Lalezarian in 19th.
In the men's competition on Sunday, Evan Philpot took second in sabre, Mason Erb tied for third and Christophe Ruenz placed fifth. Two Tar Heels were in the top five in men's epee with Parker Williams tied for third and Michael Gopman-Slonim fifth.
The top Carolina fencer in men's foil was Harry Adams in 14th.
"This was a very good confidence-builder for the team," Miller said. "This is always the season's jumping-off point and a very good early test for us. I'm pleased with the results."
Next up for UNC is the North American Cup, in which some of the Tar Heels will compete Friday through Monday in Louisville, Ky. The team will travel to the Ohio State Dual Meets on Nov. 16.
Temple Open
Women's Competition
Nov. 1
Women's Sabre (Field of 84)
2. Gill Litynski
3. Sarah Hanvy
8. Caitlin Malone
12. Noa Allen
20. Diana Philpot
25. Maura Thornton
Women's Epee (Field of 92)
9. Elli Moreno
25. Samantha Galina
42. Sarah Flinn
86. Kelsey Barnhill
Women's Foil (Field of 88)
23. Amethyst Evans
31. Wynton Wong
32. Gaby D'Astoli
64. Nikki Behnke
Men's Competition
Nov. 2
Epee (Field of 89)
T3. Parker Williams
5. Michael Gopman-Slonim
23. Matt Shlimak
T54. Cody Barnes
T58. Hayden Haberle
Foil (Field of 83)
14. Harry Adams
21. Alex Burte
26. Ezra Baeli-Wang
41. Gabe Foster
42. Jake Bernstein
55. Nik Caryl
Sabre (Field of 92)
2. Evan Philpot
T3. Mason Erb
5. Christoph Ruenz
47. Theo Onigbinde
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