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Women’s Fencing Dominates at the Eric Sollee Invitational
1/31/2026 8:19:00 PM | Fencing
WALTHAM, Mass. - The Brown women's fencing team went undefeated at the Eric Sollee Invitational. Brown dominated NYU, Hunter, Stevens Tech, and NJIT.
In sabre action, Ibla Vadasz (8-2) and Alexandra Tzou (7-2) came out with sharp performances, while Soph Bililies added a 6-1 record. Alyssa Sun finished 4-2 across the day, and Sophia Lee contributed a winning 3-1 mark.
In foil competition, Jessie Chen recorded an 11-1 record, while Apoorva Talwalkar (8-1) and Catherine Zhou (8-1) both recorded great scores as well. Grace Li (3-0) and Vera Fung (1-2) added strong showings across the board.
In the epee contests, Ashley Luo led the way at 8-1, while Kira Nguyen added a strong 7-2 mark. Amy Mao went undefeated (6-0), while Jessie Yan (5-1) and Dasha Smuk (4-2) added strong records as well.
The Bears wrapped up the day with an impressive 4-0 mark in Waltham, facing four different opponents. They return to action on February 7 at the Ivy League Championships in Princeton, New Jersey.
Round Results
Round 1: Brown 15, NYU 12 (S: 5-4; F: 6-3; E: 4-5)
Round 3: Brown 26, Hunter 1 (S: 9-0; F: 9-0; E: 8-1)
Round 4: Brown 23, Stevens Tech 4 (S: 7-2; F: 7-2; E: 9-0)
Round 6: Brown 25, NJIT 2 (S: 7-2; F: 9-0; E: 9-0)
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