DETROIT (2-6-26) – The Detroit Mercy men's and women's fencing teams take a short trip to Downtown Detroit for the Danosi Open hosted by cross-town rival Wayne State on Saturday, Feb. 6, held at the Matthaei Building.
 
Danosi Open Schedule:
7:00 am Gym Opens
7:30 Registration and Equipment check open (mask and glove)
8:00 am - Men's Epee
10:00 am - Women's Foil
11:00 am - Women's Epee
12:00 pm - Men's Saber
2:00 pm - Men's Foil
3:30 pm - Women's Saber
Note: all times are subject to change.
 
Schiller Duals Highlights (Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, 2026):
• Junior Arturo Rangel (Epee) led the men's team with an 18-9 record.
• Sophomore Sophia Baez (Sabre) paced the women's team with 20 wins.
• The women's team posted wins over Wheaton (23-4) and Incarnate Word (14-13).
• Senior Shana Dupin (Foil) and Lusciana Ruiz (Epee) were second on the women's squad with15 wins each
• Junior Sophia Miller (Sabre) ranked third with 12 wins.
• Junior Nathan Mysiorek (Sabre) went 4-5 with a 2-1 mark vs Lawrence and Ohio State.
• The women's Sabre team posted six wins vs Lawrence, FDU, Air Force, Wheaton, Incarnate Word, and Wayne State
 
DeCicco Duals Highlights (Jan. 24-25, 2026):
• Senior Shana Dupin (Foil) led all Detroit Mercy fencers with nine wins.
• Sophomore Sophia Baez posted eight wins on the women's team.
• Juniors Arturo Rangel (Epee) and Nathan Mysiorek (Sabre) also recorded eight wins each on the men's side.
• Dupin went a perfect 3-0 against Lawrence and Florida.
• Junior Sophia Miller (2-1) and Baez (3-0) combined for a 5-1 mark to earn a 5-4 weapon win over Lawrence in the Sabre competition.
• Miller (3-0) and Baez (3-0), along with freshman Elizabeth Styf (1-2), earned a 7-2 weapon win over Florida.
• Dupin (3-0) and junior Sydney Upton (2-1) combined for a 5-1 mark to earn a 5-4 weapon win over Lawrence in the Foil competition.
• The women's team came up short against Florida by just one point (14-13).
• Freshman Darick Galcia (Foil) ranked second for the men, with seven wins, going 3-0 vs Florida.
 
Drew Invitational Highlights (Nov. 1-2, 2025):
• Dupin (Foil) had quite the debut for the Detroit Mercy women's fencing, leading the way with 17 bout wins as the top individual out of 147 total fencers.
• Freshman Darick Galcia (Foil) also made an impressive debut, finishing 34th out of 151 fencers with 10 wins.
• Junior Arturo Rangel (epee) finished 35th with 10 wins.
• The women's team finished eighth, coming close to defeating Drew and Haverford College, losing 14-13 both times.
• The men's team placed 11th.
• Sophomore Lusciana Ruiz (Epee) placed 21st with 11 wins.
• Junior Sydney Upton (Foil) finished 22nd with 11 wins.
• Sophomore Sophia Baez (Sabre) placed 28th with 10 wins.
• Junior Sophia Miller (Sabre) finished 67th with six wins.
• Junior Nathan Mysiorek (Sabre) placed 41st with nine wins.
• Sophomore Phillip Hunter (Foil) finished 95th with four wins.
• Freshman Bennett Holloway (Epee) secured his first career win.
• Senior Julissa Labra-Avila (Epee) and Adriana Molina-Marroquín had a win each.