2.8.2025-2.9.2025
Men’s Epee
Men’s epee dominated SIFA yet again, winning the team event for the third consecutive year, and taking individual gold for the fourth year in a row. The trio of Eric Montesi ‘26, Lorenzo So ‘28, and two-time individual champion Nolan Coughlin ‘25 won the team event handily, dropping only three bouts overall and sweeping their semifinal and final opponents. In the individual competition, Nolan narrowly fell to the eventual silver medalist, while Lorenzo took down Eric in the semifinals to take the individual title. With another dominant SIFA result, men’s epee looks to carry their strong performances into MACFA Champs and USACFCs.
Women’s Epee
The women’s epee team consisted of Sarah ‘Tarot’ Gresham, Rebekah ‘Opal’ Gresham, and Kata ‘Circe’ Kovari, with this being Circe’s first collegiate tournament. Tarot utilized amazing distance and arm touches to get an advantage over her opponents while Opal disarmed her opponents with perfectly timed parries and long attacks. Circe put her training into action with fantastically timed attacks and was able to evade her opponent’s blades with quick disengages to make more points. Both Tarot and Opal made it into the individual competition to take both gold and silver medals. In the subsequent teams event, women’s epee utilized amazing teamwork and coaching to crush the competition and take home gold. This was another amazing tournament for women’s epee, with lots of great fencing and fantastic results.
Men’s Foil
Men’s foil left absolutely everything on the strip at SIFA 2025. The squad consisted of Jeffrey “Ragnarok” Gu ‘25, Dale “Sandman” DeVinney ‘27, and Sam “Caiman” Ferguson ‘28. Jeffery and Sam qualified for the individual round, where Sam placed in 6th and Jeffrey stormed to a dominating 1st place finish. For the team event, William and Mary foil was seeded first by a significant margin. From there, the team steamrolled the competition to a decisive victory over Clemson to take home the gold. Combined, the squad only lost 2 bouts in their march to the podium, capping off an incredible performance for the weekend.
Women’s Foil
The women’s foil squad, featuring the women’s foil captain Kate ‘Lilith QOH’ Ingle ‘27, Sarah ‘Medusa’ Terpenning ‘27, and Debbie ‘Prism’ Ho ’26, brought heat and enthusiasm to the strip in the individual and team event. Medusa and Lilith blazed through DEs and received 3rd and 2nd respectively. In the team event, woil got a BYE for the first round and went on to fence FSU in the semifinals, whom they swiftly defeated. With Medusa’s strong remises, Lilith’s swift attacks, and Prism’s strong parry ripostes, they were guaranteed a seat on the podium. With fire in their eyes they moved onto the finals to fence UVA. They put up a strong fight and ultimately placed second, but they loved fencing with UVA and look forward to seeing them in future tournaments!
Men’s Saber
The William and Mary men’s saber fencing squad delivered an extraordinary performance at the Southern Intercollegiate Fencing Association (SIFA) tournament, showcasing their dominance over a competitive field of southern division schools, including Clemson, UGA, Georgia Tech, UVA, Emory, and the University of Florida. The team, featuring the seasoned leadership of seniors Connor “Lancelot” Cassidy and Evan “Duke” Jackson, along with the rising star sophomore Ryan “Chronos” Rauscher, proved to be an unstoppable force, claiming first place overall in the team competition. Their precision, strategy, and teamwork were on full display, as they outclassed their rivals in every bout. On the individual front, Ryan’s performance was nothing short of spectacular. He not only went undefeated throughout the weekend but also claimed first place overall in individuals! His consistency and skill were unmatched. Meanwhile, Connor and Evan showed their own remarkable prowess, both finishing in a tie for third place, adding to the team’s exceptional results and an astonishing 2.3 indicator for team seeding. Together, the trio demonstrated not only their personal excellence but also the strength and depth of their team, solidifying William and Mary’s place as a powerhouse in collegiate fencing.
Women’s Saber
The 2025 SIFA women’s sabre squad featured Delia “Nightshade” Figlozzi, Isabelle “Finch” Neely, and Isabel “The Regulator” Tusing. As a freshman with only a month of experience under her belt, Finch absolutely crushed it, winning a bout 5-0 in pools and securing victory in the very last bout of the team event. While usually a foilist, Nightshade swept the competition off their feet, winning every single pool bout. She placed second overall in the individual event, after making it to finals with a close 15-14 victory in semifinals! After a long break from fencing, The Regulator was thrilled to once again compete in a collegiate setting, winning many bouts throughout the day and helping carry the team to victory. The team was elated to medal in both individual and team events, with a 2nd place victory in Individual Women’s Sabre and a 3rd place victory in Team Women’s Sabre and – two historic wins for an underrepresented squad! The team hopes these will be the first in a long line of wabre victories.