USA Fencing

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Fencing in just her first Junior World Cup season, 18-year-old Isabel Ford (Salem, Ore.) placed seventh at the Dijon Junior Epee World Cup in France on Sunday.

After a bye into the table of 64, Ford defeated Annik Faivre (SUI), 15-5.

Ford’s next opponent, Tiphaine Pierre (FRA), kept their table of 32 bout close, but Ford pulled out the win, 15-14.

In the table of 16, Ford defeated Lorenza Baroli (ITA), 15-12.

Three of Ford’s teammates also advanced to the table of 16 before being eliminated as Nina Van Loon (Boulder, Colo.), Katharine Holmes (Washington, D.C.) and Jennifer Horowitz (Los Angeles, Calif.) finished ninth, 10^th and 11^th, respectively.

In the quarter-finals, Ford lost her bout to Nicol Foietta (ITA), 15-13.

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Top eight and U.S. results are as follows:

Dijon Junior Epee World Cup
1. Alona Komarov (ISR)
2. Isabel Di Tella (ARG)
3. Eugenia Falqui (ITA)
3. Nicol Foietta (ITA)
5. Federica Santandrea (ITA)
6. Auriane Mallo (FRA)
7. Isabel Ford (Salem, Ore.)
8. Cindy Marie (FRA)

9. Nina Van Loon (Boulder, Colo.)
10. Katharine Holmes (Washington, D.C.)
11. Jennifer Horowitz (Los Angeles, Calif.)
20. Anna Van Brummen (Houston, Texas)
34. Audrey Abend (New York City, N.Y.)
36. Isis Washington (Parsippany, N.J.)
39. Mason Speta (Chicago, Ill.)
40. Aleina Edwards (Los Angeles, Calif.)
74. Madeline Antekeier (Houston, Texas)
81. Camille Esnault (Cupertino, Calif.)
92. Claire Dinhut (Los Angeles, Calif.)