For Immediate Release
5 October 2010
US Cadet Jessie Radanovich (Mountain Valley, Calif.) struck silver at a European Cadet Circuit competition held in Switzerland October 2-3, and teammate Jessica O’Neill-Lyublinsky (North Salem, NY.) earned a bronze.
Radanovich earned her way into the final eight through the “back door” after losing a bout late in elimination rounds. Once in the quarterfinals, Radanovich beat second-seeded Sara De Alti of Italy 15-12, and then beat Alona Komarov of Israel in the semifinals.
In the final, Radanovich lost the gold to Daria Strelnikov of Israel.
O’Neill-Lyublinsky also struggled her way back to the top eight through repechage. IN the top eight, she unfortunately faced US teammate Nina Van Loon (Boulder, Colo.) and won that bout 15-10, but then lost her next to Strelnikov 15-11. Van Loon finished 8th, also an excellent result in a cup that was packed with strong Italian and Israeli fencers. In all, seven US cadets reached the top 16.
RESULTS
Lady of the Lake Epee Challenge
European Cadet Circuit cup, Oct. 2-3, 2010, Montreux, Switzerland
90 competitors
1 STRELNIKOV Daria ISR
2 RADANOVICH Jessie USA
3T KOMAROV Alona ISR
3T ONEILL-LYUBLINSKY Jessica USA
8 VAN LOON Nina USA
11 VAN BRUMMEN Anna USA
13 PETERSON May USA
14 SPETA Mason USA
16 BHINDER Mandeep USA
22 MILLER Katherine USA
32 YOUNG Kimberly USA
36 YUN Audrey USA
38 EDWARDS Aleina USA
39 SIRICO Amanda USA
44 TANNOUS Dominque USA
45 TRUMBLE Maria Alejandra USA
53 OMAR Somer USA
79 HOROWITZ Jennifer USA
For more information, please contact:
Cindy Bent Findlay
US Fencing Media Relations * 614.746.6733 * pr@usfencing.org * www.USFencing.org
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