For Immediate Release
June 16, 2002
The New York City Grand Prix of Women's Foil has come to a close with a
victory in the team competition by the increasingly impressive team from
Russia. The Russians defeated Bulgaria, France, Italy and Romania soundly on
their way to the gold medal - no opponent was able to score more than 37
points against them.
In their first encounter of the day, the young U.S. team of Andrea Ament
(19, Gates Mills, Ohio/Saturn Fencing Center/Notre Dame '05), Emily Cross
(15, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club), Susan Jennings (24, New York,
N.Y./Fencers Club) and Erinn Smart (22, New York, N.Y./Westbrook Foundation)
defeated Great Britain's team 45-42 to advance to the final eight. Smart
fenced especially strongly, coming back from a defecit to outscore her
veteran British opponent 8-2 and finish the match.
Next the U.S. team was defeated by the veteran first-seeded team from Italy,
45-23. In the matches to determine 5th through 8th place, the U.S. team was
defeated by France, 45-23, and then by Poland, 45-41, to finish 8th.
Fencer's Club Presents New York City Grand Prix of Women's Foil, Team World
Cup competition results
June 16, 2002
14 teams
1. Russia
- KHAKIMOVA, Yulia
- YOUCHEVA, Ekaterina
- NIKISHINA, Victoria
- BOIKO, Svetlana
2. Romania
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Hungary
6. France
7. Poland
8. USA
- AMENT Andrea (19, Gates Mills, Ohio/Saturn Fencing Center/Notre Dame '05)
- CROSS Emily (15, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
- JENNINGS Susan (24, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
- SMART Erinn (22, New York, N.Y./Westbrook Foundation)
9. Austria
10. Great Britain
11. Japan
12. Canada
13. Bulgaria
14. Team Excluded
Quarterfinal:
ITA def. USA, 45-23
RUS def. FRA, 45-35
GER def. POL, 41-39
ROM def. HUN, 45-34
Semifinal:
RUS def. ITA, 45-37
ROM def. GER, 45-26
Final: RUS def. ROM, 43-27
Bronze: GER def. ITA, 45-38
For More Information Please Contact:
Cindy Bent
US Fencing Media Relations
614.284.4605 * USFencingMedia@earthlink.net
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