Tar Heel Men Third, Bozentka Leads Women's Individual

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February 28, 2016 | Fencing

By: UNC Athletic Communications

Four members of the North Carolina women's fencing team placed in the individual top 10 and the Tar Heel men took third in the team competition on the second and final day of the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Fencing Championships, held at Notre Dame's Castellan Family Fencing Center in the Joyce Center Fieldhouse.

In sabre, sophomore Meredith Bozentka's fifth-place finish was UNC's top placement of the day and another sophomore, Noa Allen, placed ninth. In foil, Tar Heel junior Amanda Lalezarian took sixth and freshman Sydney Persing was seventh to give UNC two more top-10 finishes.

Four Tar Heels competed in each event. After Lalezarian and Persing in foil, freshman Alicia Chen placed 11th and junior Gabrielle D'Astoli was 12th.

In sabre, junior Sarah Hanvy was 11th and sophomore Caitlin Gallant was 15th.

In women's epee, freshman Erin O'Neill was the Tar Heels' top finisher, taking 11th. Sophomore Sara Moreno was right behind her in 12th, sophomore Samantha Galina in 13th and freshman Beni Mathieu 15th.

Notre Dame took top honors in foil and epee, and Duke's Jennifer Ling was first in sabre.

The Tar Heel men's team went 1-2 in the round robin competition, which host Notre Dame won with a 3-0 record. Duke placed second at 2-1. Boston College was fourth at 0-3. UNC fell 19-8 to Notre Dame and 21-6 to Duke and beat Boston College 18-9.

Results

Men's Team Standings
1.      Notre Dame (3-0)
2.      Duke (2-1)
3.      North Carolina (1-2)
4.      Boston College (0-3)

Men's Team Results
Round 1
Notre Dame def. Boston College, 23-4 (S72/F90/E72)
Duke def. North Carolina, 21-6 (S63/F81/E72)

Round 2
Notre Dame def. North Carolina, 19-8 (S72/F72/E54)
Duke def. Boston College, 18-9 (S63/F72/E54)

Round 3
Notre Dame def. Duke, 19-8 (S45/F90/E63)
North Carolina def. Boston College, 18-9 (S63/F63/E63)

Women's Individual Results
Sabre
Gold – Jennifer Ling, Duke
Silver – Tara Hassett, Notre Dame
Bronze – Haley Fisher, Duke

Foil
Gold – Sabrina Massialas, Notre Dame
Silver – Elyssa Kleiner, Notre Dame
Bronze – Nicole McKee, Notre Dame

Épée
Gold – Catherine Lee, Notre Dame
Silver – Olivia Adragna, Boston College
Bronze – Madeline Antekeier, Notre Dame

ACC Championship Most Valuable Fencers
Men – Axel Kiefer, Notre Dame
Women – Olivia Adragna, Boston College