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From left, incoming freshman Tatiana Nazlymov, World University Games teammate Kaitlyn Pak, Alexis Anglade '23 and Chloe Fox-Gitomer '23; right photo: Kasia Nixon '21.
Team USA Takes Silver, Nixon Wins Bronze at World University Games
August 04, 2023 | Men's Fencing, Women's Fencing
A trio of Tigers won silver with the U.S. women's saber team and Kasia Nixon '21 won individual women's épée bronze at the World University Games in Chengdu, China.
Nixon, who won three times to make the semis, adds the victory to her 2018 NCAA women's individual épée title, earning All-American honors that season while earning two first-team All-Ivy League honors during her Princeton career.
The top seed, Nixon ran into eventual champion and fifth-seeded Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh of Hong Kong in the semifinals with Hsieh winning 15-8.
Incoming freshman Tatiana Nazlymov and new grads Chloe Fox-Gitomer '23 and Alexis Anglade '23 won their team saber silver with three victories before France won the gold-medal match 45-34. The U.S. defeated India 45-21 in the round of 16 with the three Tigers fencing all the bouts, had a 45-41 win over South Korea with Nazlymov and Fox-Gitomer in the lineup, and a 45-44 win over Uzbekistan in the semis with all three Tigers competing. Team USA went into the final bout down 40-39 before Fox-Gitomer out-touched her opponent 6-4 to get the win.
In the individual competition in their respective weaponts, Nazlymov placed eighth, Fox-Gitomer finished 18th, Anglade finished 34th, and rising junior saber Ronald Anglade placed 61st in men's individual saber. In the men's team saber competition, Anglade and the Americans came up just short to Japan, 45-43, in the round of 16.
In the women's team épée competition, Nixon and Team USA finished seventh, defeating India 45-33 in the round of 16 before a 45-31 loss to China in the quarterfinals. In the placement rounds, South Korea defeated Team USA 43-34, and in the seventh-place match, the Americans defeated Ukraine 45-37.
Complete results are available here.
Nixon, who won three times to make the semis, adds the victory to her 2018 NCAA women's individual épée title, earning All-American honors that season while earning two first-team All-Ivy League honors during her Princeton career.
The top seed, Nixon ran into eventual champion and fifth-seeded Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh of Hong Kong in the semifinals with Hsieh winning 15-8.
Incoming freshman Tatiana Nazlymov and new grads Chloe Fox-Gitomer '23 and Alexis Anglade '23 won their team saber silver with three victories before France won the gold-medal match 45-34. The U.S. defeated India 45-21 in the round of 16 with the three Tigers fencing all the bouts, had a 45-41 win over South Korea with Nazlymov and Fox-Gitomer in the lineup, and a 45-44 win over Uzbekistan in the semis with all three Tigers competing. Team USA went into the final bout down 40-39 before Fox-Gitomer out-touched her opponent 6-4 to get the win.
In the individual competition in their respective weaponts, Nazlymov placed eighth, Fox-Gitomer finished 18th, Anglade finished 34th, and rising junior saber Ronald Anglade placed 61st in men's individual saber. In the men's team saber competition, Anglade and the Americans came up just short to Japan, 45-43, in the round of 16.
In the women's team épée competition, Nixon and Team USA finished seventh, defeating India 45-33 in the round of 16 before a 45-31 loss to China in the quarterfinals. In the placement rounds, South Korea defeated Team USA 43-34, and in the seventh-place match, the Americans defeated Ukraine 45-37.
Complete results are available here.
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