Eleanor Taylor wins Gold at Brixton Under-11 Girls Epee LPJS
To win Eleanor completed 4 DE fights and beat the 3rd seed, Messina Herrling, 10-9 in the quarters, 2nd seed, Gisela Chung Halpern,10-5 in the semi and then 1st seed, Sophia Kalimtgis, 10-7 in the final. This is OPS’s first epee LPJS gold.”
This great performance by Eleanor was followed up by a great 8th place for Dax Beresford-Wylie in the Under 15 boys even. Dax, who having only started fencng last summer, has been securing some amazing results and was placed higher than lots of fencers who had been fencing for many years. This is very impressive in a sport where experience is usually a very key factor to success.