Melanie Sporn

2002

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - - - - 47 47
Losses - - - - 75 75
Win Ratio - - - - 38.5% 38.5%
Pool Victories - - - - 41 41
Pool Losses - - - - 59 59
Pool Win Ratio - - - - 41.0% 41.0%
DE Victories - - - - 6 6
DE Losses - - - - 16 16
DE Win Ratio - - - - 27.3% 27.3%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† - - - - 15 15
Easy wins as % of wins - - - - 31.9% 31.9%
Close wins‡ - - - - 13 13
Close wins as % of all wins - - - - 27.7% 27.7%
Close losses‡ - - - - 17 17
Close losses as % of all losses - - - - 22.7% 22.7%
Big losses† - - - - 28 28
Big losses as % of all losses - - - - 37.3% 37.3%

† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events - - - - 18 18
Tournaments - - - - 12 12

Competition History

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div II Women's Saber (B3, DV2), July 4, 2019
Place 113 of 129, Seed 83, Not ranked, Rating E19, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 PANIGRAHI Sophia 121 U 106 Laguna Fencing Center 2103 2428 9.1 70%
Pool L 3:5 KIM Sujin 108 U 96 Sacramento Saber Fencing LLC 2254 2437 18.3 62%
Pool L 2:5 HUA Catherine W. 32 C18 98 Nova Fencing Club 1819 2419 22.9 81%
Pool L 1:5 KUZNETSOVA Nastassja 45 C17 11 Bergen Fencing Club 2773 2396 8.0 27%
Pool L 0:5 XU Ellen 70 D18 21 Spartak 2645 2388 9.7 34%
Pool L 4:5 DESAI Maya D. 7 C19 3 Globus Fencing Academy 2736 2378 8.1 28%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div I-A Women's Saber (A3, D1A), July 2, 2019
Place 78 of 78, Seed 76, Not ranked, Rating E19, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 KATZ Anat 29 B18 59 International Fencing Club 2808 2466 9.2 29%
Pool L 1:5 KYNETT Kathryn G. 45 B16 43 Premier Fencing Academy LLC 2889 2457 7.7 25%
Pool L 3:5 WEINBERG Alexandra L. 52 C19 36 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 3262 2449 3.4 9%
Pool L 0:5 CHEN Erin Y. 4 52 A18 2 Bergen Fencing Club / Johns Hopkins University NCAA 3431 2446 2.2 6%
Pool L 1:5 BENOIT Adelaide L. 21 B19 61 IndySabre 2640 2444 11.4 37%
Pool L 2:5 YONG Erika E. 69 C18 34 Cardinal Fencing Club 3122 2432 4.5 13%

2019 Cobra Saber Spectacular

Junior Women's Saber (E1, JNR), May 26, 2019
Place 9 of 12, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating E19, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 WU Michelle 11 U 7 Bergen Fencing Club 1796 2471 5.3 81%
Pool W 5:0 LAI Sophie M. 12 U 12 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1815 2476 5.3 84%
Pool L 0:5 PRIEUR Lauren 1 C19 2 Sheridan Fencing Academy 2588 2481 13.6 43%
Pool L 4:5 ATLURI Sara 4 D19 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 2847 2467 8.7 27%
Pool W 5:4 GIRARDI Aemilia 10 U 10 Manhattan Fencing Center 1988 2459 7.3 78%
T16 L 10:15 O'HARA Eimile J. 7 E18 8 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy / American Institute of Fencing 1672 2189 112.9 77%

DVFC Open Sabre

Senior Women's Saber (E1, SNR), May 19, 2019
Place 6 of 12, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating E19, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CHEN Erin 1 A18 2 Bergen Fencing Club / Johns Hopkins University Ncaa 3492 2434 2.1 5%
Pool L 2:5 FORD Tasia 4 B18 3 Beaches Sabre Club - NY / Delaware Valley Fencers Club 3371 2432 3.3 9%
Pool W 5:3 LIU Rachel 5 B17 8 Kaprica United Fencing Academy / Bergen Fencing Club 2896 2428 27.7 22%
Pool W 5:0 ILYIN Polina 12 U 11 Delaware Valley Fencers Club 1739 2456 5.0 81%
Pool W 5:4 RODGERS Sally 8 E19 9 Candlewood Fencing Center / Connecticut Fencers Club 2116 2461 9.6 71%
T16 W 15:1 ILYIN Polina 12 U 11 Delaware Valley Fencers Club 2500 2132 61.9 36%
T8 L 8:15 CHEN Erin 1 A18 2 Bergen Fencing Club / Johns Hopkins University Ncaa 3595 2194 5.3 3%

April Championship and NAC

Div II Women's Saber (B3, DV2), April 13, 2019
Place 27 of 61, Seed 47, Not ranked, Rating E18, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 LIN Audrey J. 9 C18 12 Globus Fencing Academy 2795 2432 10.2 28%
Pool L 0:5 KOBOZEVA Tamara V. 10 C18 2 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2703 2422 11.5 32%
Pool W 5:1 NOBREGA Carolina S. 27 D19 46 Salle Auriol Seattle 2498 2410 19.2 44%
Pool L 3:5 KOO Samantha 45 E19 23 Bergen Fencing Club 2810 2429 9.5 27%
Pool W 5:0 GAJOWSKYJ Sophie K. 28 D19 60 PDX Fencing 2274 2420 13.6 59%
T64 W 15:13 GLUCK Myriam 8 C18 39 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 3165 1919 235.5 4%
T32 L 8:15 OXENSTIERNA Carolina 17 C18 9 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2949 2154 22.0 12%

Fairfax Challenge ROC (DIV1A, DIV2, & VET)

Div I-A Women's Saber (B2, D1A), March 24, 2019
Place 29 of 31, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating E18, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 TURNOF Kayla M. 24 D19 15 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2470 2445 19.3 48%
Pool L 4:5 FOUR-GARCIA Madison 15 C19 5 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 3186 2464 5.2 12%
Pool L 4:5 PAK Kaitlyn 6 B18 21 Nellya Fencers 3118 2459 5.9 14%
Pool L 0:5 OLSEN Natalie J. 16 C18 23 Capital Fencing Academy 2763 2453 11.4 31%
Pool L 4:5 CHEN Erica 5 B18 13 Hills Fencing Institute (h3) 2847 2442 9.6 25%
T32 L 4:15 HOOGENDOORN Levi 13 B17 1 Center for Blade Arts 2800 1943 24.1 11%

Fairfax Challenge ROC (DIV1A, DIV2, & VET)

Div II Women's Saber (E1, DV2), March 23, 2019
Place 7 of 11, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating E18, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 TUCKER Iman R. 1 C19 1 Mid-south Fencers' Club 2760 2461 13.1 31%
Pool L 4:5 BHATTACHARJEE Rhea 4 C18 5 Capital Fencing Academy 2620 2448 15.7 39%
Pool W 5:3 MA Grace C. 10 U 10 DC Fencers Club 2193 2433 13.8 65%
Pool L 4:5 ZHOU Rebecca M. 5 C17 2 Johns Hopkins University NCAA 2669 2446 13.6 36%
Pool W 5:2 GUZMAN Claudia 8 E18 11 Valhalla Fencing 2123 2433 11.9 69%
T16 W 15:7 GUZMAN Claudia 8 E18 11 Valhalla Fencing 1867 1880 94.5 51%
T8 L 11:15 DARINGA Arianna 6 D18 3 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2724 1975 31.6 14%

Premier Challenge ROC DIV1A/DIV2

Div II Women's Saber (C2, DV2), February 24, 2019
Place 17 of 40, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating E18, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 RHIE Lena 9 D18 15 Boston Fencing Club 2346 2417 19.9 55%
Pool L 1:5 KIM Catherine D. 16 E19 20 Hills Fencing Institute (h3) / Commack High School 2496 2437 19.2 46%
Pool W 5:4 KOWALSKI Celina 29 U 23 Kaprica United Fencing Academy 1607 2418 5.1 90%
Pool W 5:3 MASSO Tiana 38 U 31 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1822 2423 7.9 82%
Pool W 5:3 YANKEY Elise 39 U 37 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1707 2431 6.1 87%
Pool W 5:4 YURT Leyla 4 C18 3 Bergen Fencing Club 2567 2437 24.4 42%
T32 L 6:15 KALINICHENKO Alexandra (Sasha) 8 D18 8 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2362 1949 69.2 28%

Premier Challenge ROC DIV1A/DIV2

Div I-A Women's Saber (B2, D1A), February 23, 2019
Place 24 of 45, Seed 31, Not ranked, Rating E18, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 OXENSTIERNA Carolina 15 C18 7 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2482 2404 22.1 45%
Pool W 5:2 KOO Samantha 25 E19 29 Bergen Fencing Club 2726 2382 35.4 29%
Pool W 5:0 MOPONO Layhana 42 U 44 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1621 2417 6.5 83%
Pool W 5:2 YANKEY Elise 41 U 38 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1960 2423 11.0 76%
Pool L 4:5 KOBOZEVA Tamara V. 13 C18 18 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2731 2435 14.8 32%
Pool L 0:5 WILLIAMS Jadeyn E. 2 A18 2 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy / Peter Westbrook Foundation 3508 2420 2.5 4%
T64 W 15:2 BEST Janee 39 U 42 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1665 1906 89.7 61%
T32 L 13:15 YURT Leyla 18 C18 8 Bergen Fencing Club 2711 1995 45.9 16%

Cobra Challenge Div 1A/Div 2 ROC

Div I-A Women's Saber (B1, D1A), December 30, 2018
Place 9 of 16, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 LETTIERI Sophia 11 E18 11 Hills Fencing Institute (H3) 2009 2320 18.2 69%
Pool L 3:5 FEIGELES Carolyn A. 6 C18 5 Bergen Fencing Club / Fencing Club of Mercer County 2873 2338 12.1 21%
Pool L 2:5 TAO Hannah J. 3 B18 8 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 2633 2326 17.9 31%
Pool W 5:2 GUZMAN Claudia 13 E18 15 Valhalla Fencing 2349 2308 27.0 48%
Pool W 5:4 STONE Hava S. 10 D18 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 2905 2335 48.1 18%
Pool L 4:5 PALMER Kristen E. 2 B18 3 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3315 2383 4.8 8%
Pool W 5:4 YURT Leyla 7 C18 13 Bergen Fencing Club 2381 2378 25.3 50%
T16 L 10:15 TAO Hannah J. 3 B18 8 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 3056 1929 23.0 6%

Cobra Challenge Div 1A/Div 2 ROC

Div II Women's Saber (D1, DV2), December 29, 2018
Place 3 of 15, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KOO Samantha 3 E18 7 Bergen Fencing Club 2930 2259 11.0 15%
Pool W 5:2 KOWALSKI Celina 10 U 14 Kaprica United Fencing Academy 1493 2249 9.1 88%
Pool W 5:2 BHOGAL Sukhleen 7 U 13 1648 2258 12.0 83%
Pool W 5:4 LAWLOR Gillian M. 2 C17 1 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 3149 2270 45.8 15%
Pool W 5:0 BINSTOCK Mari I. 15 U 9 Fencers Club Inc. 2230 2315 26.8 55%
Pool L 2:5 OSBORN Charlotte 6 E17 2 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2448 2342 22.4 44%
T16 W 15:11 XIKES Katherine E. 8 U 11 Integrity Fencing Studio 2527 1273 462.4 8%
T8 W 15:2 GUZMAN Claudia 4 E18 6 Valhalla Fencing 2447 1735 234.8 22%
T4 L 11:15 OSBORN Charlotte 6 E17 2 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2937 1970 41.8 15%

DVFC Open Sabre

Senior Women's Saber (A1, SNR), December 23, 2018
Place 13 of 15, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 SATHYANATH Kailing 8 C18 3 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 2871 2289 13.8 17%
Pool L 3:5 CHEN Chloe 9 D18 8 Bergen Fencing Club / New York University Ncaa 3502 2276 4.8 7%
Pool L 4:5 TURNER Delia 4 B18 11 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-pa 3290 2271 5.2 6%
Pool L 4:5 FORD Tasia 3 B18 6 Beaches Sabre Club - NY / Delaware Valley Fencers Club 3274 2266 6.1 9%
T16 L 5:15 DECKER Laura 6 B15 2 Sheridan Fencing Academy 2388 1336 62.4 14%

Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8

Cadet Women's Saber (C2, CDT), November 24, 2018
Place 46 of 67, Seed 47, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 NAZLYMOV Tatiana F.
14 C18 2 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2837 2322 19.0 21%
Pool L 2:5 HULSEBURG Kaitlyn 7 B18 9 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 3245 2303 7.3 7%
Pool L 2:5 PRIEUR Lauren 34 U 36 Sheridan Fencing Academy 2411 2296 33.4 43%
Pool L 4:5 LUKASHENKO Angelina 32 E18 30 Manhattan Fencing Center 2653 2262 21.5 27%
Pool W 5:0 FAUSTINO Emily 54 U 67 Kolakowski Sabre Academy / New Amsterdam Fencing Academy North 1379 2241 8.1 91%
Pool W 5:2 GRINBERG Aliya 64 U 37 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy / Escrimeur Fencers Club 2341 2249 40.6 44%
T64 L 6:15 SCALAMONI-GOLDSTEIN Charlotte S. 6 92 E18 23 Kaprica United Fencing Academy 2842 1363 27.2 4%

Gold Finch RJCC

Cadet Women's Saber (B2, CDT), November 17, 2018
Place 22 of 35, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 KALINICHENKO Alexandra (Sasha) 14 D18 14 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2388 2387 53.4 50%
Pool L 0:5 HULSEBURG Kaitlyn 7 B18 1 Cobra Fencing Club Llc / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 3205 2333 11.1 9%
Pool L 2:5 KOVACS Sophia 4 62 B18 3 Durkan Fencing Academy 3060 2322 14.6 13%
Pool L 2:5 FERRARI-BRIDGERS Marinella O. 16 E18 19 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Westchester Fencers Club 2367 2308 44.5 46%
Pool W 5:0 TIRADO Andrea 26 U 29 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 1910 2263 26.1 69%
Pool W 5:4 WANG Jianning 30 U 31 Premier Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2082 2289 32.5 63%
T32 L 7:15 KOVACS Sophia 4 62 B18 3 Durkan Fencing Academy 3163 1376 13.1 2%

Gold Finch RJCC

Junior Women's Saber (B2, JNR), November 16, 2018
Place 18 of 33, Seed 31, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 LIGH Karis 23 U 28 Manhattan Fencing Center 1510 2190 26.0 84%
Pool W 5:4 CHU Catherine G. 25 U 31 Durkan Fencing Academy 2037 2216 43.4 58%
Pool L 4:5 HULSEBURG Kaitlyn 3 B18 3 Cobra Fencing Club Llc / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 3255 2259 11.8 7%
Pool W 5:2 MATAIEV Natalie S. 18 D17 15 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2577 2248 96.6 31%
Pool L 0:5 CANNON Sophia E. 13 D18 6 Andy Ma Fencing Center / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2736 2344 34.8 27%
Pool W 5:0 MANUBAG Amanda R. 8 C18 8 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2596 2309 77.3 33%
T32 L 8:15 KALINICHENKO Alexandra (Sasha) 14 D18 16 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1991 1555 178.8 32%

November NAC

Cadet Women's Saber (A4, CDT), November 10, 2018
Place 138 of 185, Seed 172, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 BAWA Sanya 97 C17 119 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2238 2095 149.3 42%
Pool L 3:5 BOIS Adele 150 U 104 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2255 2244 96.6 49%
Pool L 4:5 LU Vivian Y. 12 12 B18 58 Oregon Fencing Alliance 3001 2148 25.9 11%
Pool L 1:5 TONG Kunling 44 48 C18 61 Nellya Fencers 2848 2122 31.7 15%
Pool L 1:5 RIZKALA Joanna 120 D18 81 Kaprica United Fencing Academy 2386 2090 61.0 33%
Pool W 5:4 CHING Sapphira S. 66 73 B17 43 Bergen Fencing Club / Olympian Fencing Studio 2760 2029 161.1 14%
T256 L 12:15 BAKER Audrey C. 174 U 122 Bergen Fencing Club 2396 1726 171.3 24%

Mission RJCC

Cadet Women's Saber (C2, CDT), October 7, 2018
Place 23 of 30, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 SATHYANATH Kailing 5 C18 11 Integrity Fencing Studio 3100 2407 102.5 20%
Pool W 5:1 MEDVEDEVA Alexandra 29 U 30 Mission Fencing Center 1996 2304 142.8 64%
Pool L 2:5 SHAY-TANNAS Zoe 16 E18 6 International Fencing Club 2369 2447 183.3 54%
Pool L 2:5 YANG Ashley M. 6 C18 14 Manhattan Fencing Center 2708 2264 88.7 27%
Pool L 0:5 MEIEROVICH Sophie 15 E18 17 Manhattan Fencing Center 2564 2175 80.1 32%
T32 L 3:15 VAN ATTA Grace Y. 3 B18 2 Bergen Fencing Club / Lilov Fencing Academy 2500 1931 204.7 32%

Mission RJCC

Junior Women's Saber (B2, JNR), October 6, 2018
Place 17 of 25, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Andy Ma Fencing Center / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 BIENVENU Camille C. 12 C16 6 Manhattan Fencing Center 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 2:5 CHEN Erica 5 B18 12 Hills Fencing Institute (H3) 2921 2079 178.3 24%
Pool W 5:1 YURT Leyla 17 D17 20 Bergen Fencing Club 2431 1901 450.1 31%
Pool W 5:2 MAYS Hailey 21 U 25 Mission Fencing Center 1672 2351 132.3 75%
Pool L 2:5 KATZ Anat 4 B18 5 International Fencing Club 3480 2484 76.9 15%
T32 L 3:15 LIGH Karis 24 U 16 Manhattan Fencing Center 2079 2500 569.5 63%