Duke Collects Four Individual Medals at ACC Championship

Saturday, February 25

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

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Duke Collects Four Individual Medals at ACC Championship

2/25/2023 8:51:00 PM | Fencing

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Duke fencing team kicked off the 2023 ACC Fencing Championship on a high note Saturday as four Blue Devils collected individual medals at the event which was held on the campus of Boston College.

Three Blue Devils — Chloe Beittel (epee), Christina Ferrari (foil) and Terence Lee (saber) — brought home silver in their respective weapons, while Finn Hossfeld (foil) secured bronze.

In women's epee, Beittel totaled eight wins in pool play and advanced to the semifinal/final bracket as the No. 4 seed. She defeated top-seeded Miriam Grady (Notre Dame), 15-11, in the semis before falling to Notre Dame's Kaylin Hsieh, 15-5, to bring home silver and All-ACC honors.

Ferrari collected 10 victories during foil pool play to earn the No. 2 seed in the semifinal/final bracket. Ferrari faced Karina Yaroshenko of Notre Dame in the semifinals, cruising to a 15-5 victory, before ultimately falling to eventual gold medalist Nicole Pustilnik (Notre Dame), 15-13, to earn silver and All-ACC accolades.

Lee entered the semifinal/final bracket as the No.1 overall seed in men's saber after tallying 12 victories and just three losses during pool play. He captured a 15-10 victory over North Carolina's Elden Wood as he strung together a 13-3 run to pull off the comeback. In the final, Lee fell to No. 2 Luke Linder (Notre Dame), 15-5, to secure a silver medal and All-ACC status.

Hossfeld finished in third to claim a bronze medal in men's foil with 10 wins in pool play. He earned the No. 3 seed in the semifinal but fell to Boston College's Brian Wang, 15-12, in the bout. He secured third place with a 15-12 win over No. 4 Paulo Morais of Notre Dame.

The top two finishers at each weapon comprise the 2023 All-ACC fencing team.

The team competition will be held Sunday, with the women kicking off at 8 a.m. and the men opening at 12:15 p.m. Both events will be broadcast on ACCNX.

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MEN'S FOIL
3. Finn Hossfeld (11V)
8. Brian Lee (7V)
9. Ryan Pelosky (6V)
13. Cam Evans (5V)

WOMEN'S FOIL
2. Christina Ferrari (11V) *
6. Rachel Koo (8V)
7. Skylar Knight (6V)

MEN'S SABER
2. Terence Lee (13V) *
5. Stephen Kim (10V)
7. Lukas Dannull (8V)
12. Justin Morrill (6V)

WOMEN'S SABER
6. Zsofia Walter (9V)
8. Kunling Tong (8V)
9. Anneke Zegers (7V)
11. Hava Stone (5V)

MEN'S EPEE
7. Danny Campbell III (8V)
5. Allen Marakov (8V)
15. Ethan Nguyen (4V)
12. Bowen Wang (6V)

WOMEN'S EPEE
2. Chloe Beittel (9V) *
6. Rachel Kowalsky (7V)
10. Sarah Lurye (4V)
12. Monica Balakrishnan (3V)

* All-ACC