USA Fencing

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Three members of Team USA advanced to the table of 16 at the Junior Pan American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico on Thursday.

Sixteen-year-old Liana Yamin (Allendale, N.J.) finished the pools with a 4-1 record to earn a bye into the 16 where she fenced Eleanor Harvey (CAN) – the #6-ranked junior in the world. Yamin placed ninth after losing the bout, 15-8, and Harvey went on to win gold.

Seeded 12^th out of the pools, 15-year-old Jessenia Zambrano (New York City, N.Y.) won her opening bout over Dannette Rios Serranos (PUR) in the table of 32. In the table of 16, Zambrano lost her bout to Melissa Rebolledo (MEX), 15-7, and finished in 12^th place.  Zambrano will be back in action on Friday when she will fence in the cadet women’s foil event.

In the junior men’s saber event, 18-year-old Gabriel Armijo (San Diego, Calif.) placed 15^th after a 15-12 loss to Stefano Lucchetti (ARG) who went on to win gold.

Armijo’s teammate, 17-year-old Sandy Vingoe (New York City, N.Y.) lost in the table of 32 to Gustavo Arias Cuellar (ESA) and placed 17^th overall.

The following athletes will fence in the third day of competition on Friday:

Cadet Women’s Foil
Jessenia Zambrano (New York City, N.Y.)

Junior Men’s Epee
Inaki De Guzman (Fairfax, Va.)

Junior Women’s Saber
Emma Keehan (Chandler, Ariz.)
Sophie Keehan (Chandler, Ariz.)

Click here to view complete junior men’s saber results.

Click here to view complete junior women’s foil results

Junior Men’s Saber Pan American Championships
1. Stefano Ivan Lucchetti (ARG)
2. Adrian Acuna-Ramirez (MEX)
3. Cedric Boutet (CAN)
3. Javier Alejandro Hernandez-Flores (MEX)
5. Cameron MacKay (CAN)
6. Sebastian Cuellar (COL)
7. Pascual Maria Di Tella (ARG)
8. Jesus Carvajal (VEN)

15. Gabriel Armijo (San Diego, Calif.)
17. Sandy Vingoe (New York City, N.Y.)

Junior Women’s Foil Pan American Championships
1. Eleanor Harvey (CAN)
2. Pamela Brind’Amour (CAN)
3. Alanna Goldie (CAN)
3. Melissa Rebolledo (MEX)
5. Delfina Ibanez (ARG)
6. Agustina Macri (ARG)
7. Alix Lerch (MEX)
8. Xochitl Gonzalez-Duhart (MEX)

9. Liana Yamin (Allendale, N.Y.)
12. Jessenia Zambrano (New York City, N.Y.)