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    Fernandez, Catantan, Galvez power UE to gold in All-Women's meet

    Gold for UE fencers
    Jul 19, 2023
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    UNIVERSITY of the East juniors team holdovers Aubrey Paulene Fernandez and Sophia Shekinah Catantan showed their usual solid form while incoming rookie Willa Liana Galvez provided the needed boost as the Red Warriors bagged the gold medal in cadet division in the 2023 Women’s Indoor and Para Games Festival on Monday at the Fencing Hall of the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City.

    The high school fencing squad of UE came through with a convincing 45-32 win against Calle De Armas Fencing Club that gave them the gold medal in this meet organized by the Philippine Sports Commission as part of the Philippine Women’s in Sports program under PSC Commissioner and bowling legend Bong Coo.

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    Fernandez and Catantan, part of UE’s high school champion team in the UAAP during the 85th Season last February, each scored 15 points against Calle de Armas – a team bannered by the Women’s Indoor and Para Games Festival senior’s division individual foil gold medalist Hannah Belarmino.

    Galvez, an incoming Grade 7 student at UE and silver medalist in the Under-12 individual foil, matched the point production of Catantan – gold medalist in cadet division – and Fernandez with 15 points.

    The Red Warriors team also had Alyzabeth Leiana Gilbert.

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      Calle de Armas also had Sison sisters Aila and Aillana, and Ina Pascual of Republic Fencing.

      The bronze medal went to Canlas Fencing team of Jada Divinagracia, Marian Castro, Aliyah Diaz and Jazleen Tan.

      In the U-12 foil team event, Yuna Canlas – gold medal winner in the individual category – powered CF Team A with Elise Acuzar, Johanne Malones and Kaelle Mantiza to the gold, while Christine Morales, Grace Cueto and Allysa Villacin of CF Team C ruled the U-10 group.

      The cadet saber team event championship went to Meagan Co Say, Arianna Tiu, Kathleen Tuy and Anya Garcia of Republic Fencing, while CF Team A’s Nicol Canlas, Shanelle Catantan and Acuzar pocketed the U-12 saber gold medal, and CF team of Winslowel Ang, Villacin sisters Allysa and and Akirra won the U-10 title.

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      In epee, Jowie Cabacan, Sarina del Rosario, Andrea Padilla and Mikaela Ragot of RF won the gold medal in U-12, while Belarmino teamed up with Solana Trinidad, Sison and La Salle Zobel’s Martina Baccay as Batang Calle took home the gold medal in cadet category.

      The event, back after four years or since its last in 2019, also had events in chess, athletics, netball, para-chess and para-athletics as the event is set until Saturday at PhilSports.

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