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UPIS Fencing Team makes fiery debut

9/04/2011 05:41:00 PM Media Center 11 Comments

Jomil Gutierrez

The UPIS Fencing Team, all smiles after the competition

Bertram Matabang in action

The UPIS Fencing Team competed in the DPS-VBF All-Rookie Fiery Fencing Festival last Saturday, September 3 at the Diliman Preparatory School Gymnasium.

Sophomore Bertram Matabang ranked 8th out of more than 30 competing fencers in the Men's Foil division while Mikee Neri placed 15th overall in the Women's Sabre division and Jana Nicole Ologenio ranked 16th overall in the Women's Foil division.

Jana Nicole Ologenio in one of the Women's division matches

Miguel Flores, who destroyed the other members of his pool by scoring 5-2 in two games, qualified for the direct eliminations for the Men's Sabre division together with Rafael Flores and Nico Denosta. Mel Cometa, meanwhile, competed in the Men's Foil division.

Ologenio, Reagene Fernando, and Nikki Diaz, only qualified for the direct eliminations for the Women's Foil division but all were one of the top scorers of their pool.

Photos courtesy of Mikee Neri, Miguel Flores, and Bertram Matabang

(Updated: 6 September 2011, 9:30pm - CC)