DETROIT (2-21-25) – The Detroit Mercy men's and women's fencing teams will travel across town for the 2025 Central Collegiate Fencing Championships hosted by Wayne State on Saturday, Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Matthaei Center. The Titans will compete against Cleveland State, Denison, Lawrence, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Wayne State.
 
Schiller Duals Highlights (2-3-25):
Meet Highlights:
• Three fencers posted double-digit wins led freshman Sophia Baez on the women's team with 15 followed by sophomore Arturo Rangel who posted 13 on the men's side.
• Freshman Lusciana Ruiz also recorded 12 wins
• The women's team recorded a 17-5 team win over Wheaton
• The men's sabre squad played Wheaton to a 4-4 tie
• Sophomore Miller and Baez combined for a 5-3 mark to earn a sabre weapon win over cross-town rival Wayne State
• Sophomore Nathan Mysiorek (sabre) returned to action, posting six wins
• Freshman Lusciana Ruiz (epee) and Miller ranked second on the women's side with eight wins each
• Junior Madison Fischer (foil) went 2-1 in the 6-3 weapon win over Weaton
 
DeCicco Duals Highlights (1-26-25):
• Sophomore Arturo Rangel led the way with 13 overall wins on the men's team while freshman
• Sophia Baez lead was tops on the women's team with 14 wins as Detroit Mercy completed competition at the DeCicco Duals hosted by Notre Dame.
 • Sophia Miller and Sophia Baez each went 3-0 to earn a weapon win over cross-town rival Wayne State in the sabre competition
• Miller (3-0) and Baez (2-1) combined for a 5-1 mark to earn a weapon win over Florida in the sabre competition
• The women's team recorded a 15-12 team win over Georgia Teach
• Freshman Phillip Hunter (foil) was second on the men's team with 11 wins
• Freshman Lusciana Ruiz (epee) ranked second on the women's side with eight wins
• The men's team fell shot by just a single point (11-10) vs Northwestern
 
Lawrence Winter Duals Highlights (1-18-25):
• Sophomore Arturo Rangel put on a show going a perfect 15-0 in the epee competition
• Junior Julissa Labra-Avila let the way, picking up 12 wins in the epee competition.
• Freshman Phillip Hunter recorded 10 wins in the foil competition
• Senior Hannah Benford had 11 total wins in the foil competition
• Newcomer Shana Dupin was the third women's fencer to record double-digit wins with 10 in the foil competition
• The women's team posted a 3-0 win over Marquette/Whitewater in all three weapons
• The women also won 2-1 over Purdue with a 5-4 decision in the epee
• The women's team concluded the competition with a 6-1 win over Marquette/Whitewater in the epee
 
Wayne State Danosi Open Highlights (1-11-25):
• Rangel went a perfect 5-0 in pool play and 4-0 in the 32-man/women bracket to claim the first-place title.
• Mysiorek went 4-1 in pool play and 4-1 in the bracket to advance to the final four and finish fourth overall.
• Sophia Baez went 4-2 in pool play and 2-1 in the bracket, falling in the round of eight.
 
Northwestern Remenyik Highlights (10-23-24):
• Freshman Helena Linares had a solid collegiate debut, going 3-3 in pool play and 2-1 in the bracket round falling by just one point (15-14) in the round of 16 to finish 15th out of 63 competitors.
• Freshman Sophia Baez also had a solid collegiate debut, going 4-2 in pool play and 2-1 in the bracket advancing to the round of 16 to finish 16th out of 45 competitors.
• Sophomore Arturo Rangel went a perfect 6-0 in pool play and 2-1 in the bracket round to finish in 18th place out of 105 competitors.
• Sophomore Nathan Mysiorek went 4-1 in pool play and 1-1 in the bracket round to finish in 18th place out of 52 competitors.
 
Squad Break Down:
• The men's team returns sophomore phenoms Nathan Mysiorek and Arturo Rangel who both are coming off solid freshman campaigns.
• The women's team returns senior Hannah Benford, junior Julissa Labra-Avila and sophomore Sophia Miller.
 
Fresh Faces:
• The men's team welcomes incoming freshmen Phillip Hunter (foil) along with sophomore Diego Grijalva-Barrera, junior Evan Black (foil), freshman Ethan Irimescu (epee), freshman Elijah Kerkman and senior Xavier Sterling (foil).
 
• The women's team adds highly touted newcomers in freshman Sophia Baez (sabre), freshman Helena Linares (epee), and freshman Lusciana Ruiz along with freshman Reagan Berryman (sabre), junior Madison Fisher (foil) and freshman Sydney Upton (foil).