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Fencers Compete at World Championships, World University Games
July 23, 2025 | General, Men's Fencing, Women's Fencing
The second half of July is bringing Princeton fencers current, former and soon-to-be to locations across Europe to compete in international events.
Here's a recap and schedule of the Tigers competing at the World University Games in Germany and the World Championships in Georgia:
World University Games, Essen, Germany, July 19 & 22 | Results
• At the World University Games, rising sophomore Emese Domonkos competed for Hungary and Chloe Fox-Gitomer '23 competed for Team USA, both in saber. Individually, Domonkos went 5-1 in pool bouts while Fox-Gitomer went 3-3. In the elimination round, Domonkos won a round-of-32 match over Poland's Julia Jadwiga Cieslar, 15-13, before a 15-6 round-of-16 loss to Turkey's Nisanur Erbil. Fox-Gitomer won a round-of-64 match 15-11 over Germany's Victoria Graudins before a round-of-32 loss, 15-11, to South Korea's Hayoung Jeon.
• In the team competition, Domonkos and Hungary made the bronze medal match before falling to Italy, 45-43, with Domonkos getting 11 touches. Hungary was a 45-39 winner over Turkey in the quarterfinals, with Domonkos getting 14 touches, before a 45-33 loss to France, with Domonkos getting 10 touches. Fox-Gitomer and Team USA lost in the round of 16 to Hong Kong, 45-38, with Fox-Gitomer getting 19 of the 38 U.S. touches.
World Championships, Tbilisi, Georgia, July 22-30 | Results
Women's épée individual, July 22-23
• Princeton put three fencers in the top 10 in a field of 180 competitors, with incoming freshman Ruien (Angel) Xiao eighth, rising junior Hadley Husisian ninth and Kasia Nixon '21 10th. Seventh-seeded Xiao won three bouts to advance to the quarterfinals before a 15-11 loss to second-seeded Sera Song of South Korea. Song defeated 15th-seeded Nixon in the round of 16, 13-11, after Nixon won two elimination bouts. Fourth-seeded Husisian won twice before a 15-11 round-of-16 loss to Italy's 13th-seeded Rossella Fiamingo.
Men's foil individual, July 22-23
Mohamed Hamza '23, representing Egypt, finished sixth, holding the seventh seed and making the quarterfinals before a 15-14 loss to second-seeded Kirill Borodachev after three wins to reach that round.
Men's foil team, July 25-26
Hamza did not compete, but Egypt won a round-of-32 match over Israel 45-37 before a 45-43 loss to Belgium in the round of 16.
Women's épée team, July 25-26
Team USA, which included three Tiger alums in Husisian, Nixon and Leehi Machulsky, finished fifth, and Canada, with Xiao, finished seventh in the team women's épée event. The U.S. was a 44-19 winner over Brazil in the round of 32 with the Tiger trio accounting for 39 touches. The U.S. defeated Hungary 45-43 in the round of 16 with the Tiger three getting 33 touches, but a 44-37 loss to the Individual Neutral Athlete team ended the run in the quarters, with Husisian, Nixon and Machulsky combining for 25 touches. Canada was a 45-20 winner over Singapore in the round of 32 with Xiao getting 18 touches before a 45-43 win over Ukraine in the round of 16 with Xiao getting 10 touches. A 45-38 loss to South Korea in the quarters ended the run with Xiao getting 10 touches.
Men's épée individual, July 26-27
Tristan Szapary '24 went 2-4 in pool bouts before a 15-12 loss to France's Ruibo (Leon) Xiao in the round of 128.
Women's saber individual, July 26-27
Maia Chamberlain '22 and rising junior Alexandra Lee, both representing Team USA, made the round of 32. Lee went 6-0 in pool bouts while Chamberlain went 4-2. In the elimination round, Chamberlain started her path in the round of 128 with a 15-9 win over Egypt's Alanoud Hegazy before a 15-13 win over Spain's Celia Perez Cuenca in the round of 64 and a 15-11 loss to Spain's Araceli Navarro in the round of 32. Lee opened with a 15-5 round-of-64 win over Kazakhstan's Tatyana Prikhodko before a 15-14 round-of-32 loss to Japan's Yuina Kaneko, 15-14.
Men's épée team, July 29-30
Szapary and Team USA finished 13th, getting a 45-28 win over Colombia in the round of 32 before a 45-43 loss to France in the round of 16. Szapary did not compete in the Colombia match before getting 18 touches against France.
Women's saber team, July 29-30
Chamberlain, Lee and Team USA finished sixth, opening with a 45-24 win over Georgia in the round of 32 followed by a 45-26 win over Azerbaijan in the round of 16 before a 45-44 loss to South Korea in the quarterfinals. Against Georgia, Chamberlain and Lee combined for 25 touches. Against Azerbaijan, Chamberlain and Lee combined for 20 touches, and against South Korea, they combined for 34 of the 44 touches.
Here's a recap and schedule of the Tigers competing at the World University Games in Germany and the World Championships in Georgia:
World University Games, Essen, Germany, July 19 & 22 | Results
• At the World University Games, rising sophomore Emese Domonkos competed for Hungary and Chloe Fox-Gitomer '23 competed for Team USA, both in saber. Individually, Domonkos went 5-1 in pool bouts while Fox-Gitomer went 3-3. In the elimination round, Domonkos won a round-of-32 match over Poland's Julia Jadwiga Cieslar, 15-13, before a 15-6 round-of-16 loss to Turkey's Nisanur Erbil. Fox-Gitomer won a round-of-64 match 15-11 over Germany's Victoria Graudins before a round-of-32 loss, 15-11, to South Korea's Hayoung Jeon.
• In the team competition, Domonkos and Hungary made the bronze medal match before falling to Italy, 45-43, with Domonkos getting 11 touches. Hungary was a 45-39 winner over Turkey in the quarterfinals, with Domonkos getting 14 touches, before a 45-33 loss to France, with Domonkos getting 10 touches. Fox-Gitomer and Team USA lost in the round of 16 to Hong Kong, 45-38, with Fox-Gitomer getting 19 of the 38 U.S. touches.
World Championships, Tbilisi, Georgia, July 22-30 | Results
Women's épée individual, July 22-23
• Princeton put three fencers in the top 10 in a field of 180 competitors, with incoming freshman Ruien (Angel) Xiao eighth, rising junior Hadley Husisian ninth and Kasia Nixon '21 10th. Seventh-seeded Xiao won three bouts to advance to the quarterfinals before a 15-11 loss to second-seeded Sera Song of South Korea. Song defeated 15th-seeded Nixon in the round of 16, 13-11, after Nixon won two elimination bouts. Fourth-seeded Husisian won twice before a 15-11 round-of-16 loss to Italy's 13th-seeded Rossella Fiamingo.
Men's foil individual, July 22-23
Mohamed Hamza '23, representing Egypt, finished sixth, holding the seventh seed and making the quarterfinals before a 15-14 loss to second-seeded Kirill Borodachev after three wins to reach that round.
Men's foil team, July 25-26
Hamza did not compete, but Egypt won a round-of-32 match over Israel 45-37 before a 45-43 loss to Belgium in the round of 16.
Women's épée team, July 25-26
Team USA, which included three Tiger alums in Husisian, Nixon and Leehi Machulsky, finished fifth, and Canada, with Xiao, finished seventh in the team women's épée event. The U.S. was a 44-19 winner over Brazil in the round of 32 with the Tiger trio accounting for 39 touches. The U.S. defeated Hungary 45-43 in the round of 16 with the Tiger three getting 33 touches, but a 44-37 loss to the Individual Neutral Athlete team ended the run in the quarters, with Husisian, Nixon and Machulsky combining for 25 touches. Canada was a 45-20 winner over Singapore in the round of 32 with Xiao getting 18 touches before a 45-43 win over Ukraine in the round of 16 with Xiao getting 10 touches. A 45-38 loss to South Korea in the quarters ended the run with Xiao getting 10 touches.
Men's épée individual, July 26-27
Tristan Szapary '24 went 2-4 in pool bouts before a 15-12 loss to France's Ruibo (Leon) Xiao in the round of 128.
Women's saber individual, July 26-27
Maia Chamberlain '22 and rising junior Alexandra Lee, both representing Team USA, made the round of 32. Lee went 6-0 in pool bouts while Chamberlain went 4-2. In the elimination round, Chamberlain started her path in the round of 128 with a 15-9 win over Egypt's Alanoud Hegazy before a 15-13 win over Spain's Celia Perez Cuenca in the round of 64 and a 15-11 loss to Spain's Araceli Navarro in the round of 32. Lee opened with a 15-5 round-of-64 win over Kazakhstan's Tatyana Prikhodko before a 15-14 round-of-32 loss to Japan's Yuina Kaneko, 15-14.
Men's épée team, July 29-30
Szapary and Team USA finished 13th, getting a 45-28 win over Colombia in the round of 32 before a 45-43 loss to France in the round of 16. Szapary did not compete in the Colombia match before getting 18 touches against France.
Women's saber team, July 29-30
Chamberlain, Lee and Team USA finished sixth, opening with a 45-24 win over Georgia in the round of 32 followed by a 45-26 win over Azerbaijan in the round of 16 before a 45-44 loss to South Korea in the quarterfinals. Against Georgia, Chamberlain and Lee combined for 25 touches. Against Azerbaijan, Chamberlain and Lee combined for 20 touches, and against South Korea, they combined for 34 of the 44 touches.
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