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Samantha Benavides

2008
EFA
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 18 28 4 - - 50
Losses 35 32 10 - - 77
Win ratio 34.0% 46.7% 28.6% - - 39.4%
Pool victories 15 24 3 - - 42
Pool losses 28 24 8 - - 60
Pool win ratio 34.9% 50.0% 27.3% - - 41.2%
DE victories 3 4 1 - - 8
DE losses 7 8 2 - - 17
DE win ratio 30.0% 33.3% 33.3% - - 32.0%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† 4 1 1 - - 6
Easy wins % 22.2% 3.6% 25.0% - - 12.0%
Close wins‡ 8 15 1 - - 24
Close wins % 44.4% 53.6% 25.0% - - 48.0%
Close losses‡ 3 11 1 - - 15
Close losses % 8.6% 34.4% 10.0% - - 19.5%
Big losses† 12 4 3 - - 19
Big losses % 34.3% 12.5% 30.0% - - 24.7%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 3 4 - - - 7
Victories % 16.7% 14.3% 0.0% - - 14.0%
Losses 3 7 - - - 10
Losses % 8.6% 21.9% 0.0% - - 13.0%
Total 6 11 - - - 17
Total % 11.3% 18.3% 0.0% - - 13.4%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 8 9 2 - - 19
Tournaments 7 7 2 - - 16

Competition history

19 competitions, 127 bouts

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Junior Women's Épée A4, JNR April 27, 2026

Place 165 of 179 Seed 175 Not ranked Rating E25 EFA / Elite Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 KONG Mila W. 71 98 A25 91 1803 1516 8.2 32%
Pool
D 2:5 CHERNIS Liah 86 117 A26 71 Alliance Fencing Academy 2213 1508 3.6 12%
Pool
D 1:5 SONG Angela 33 45 A26 19 Cavalier Fencing Club 2552 1504 1.4 4%
Pool
V 5:3 GARCIA Aly 135 - B25 174 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 1562 1503 13.5 46%
Pool
D 2:5 HANKINS Morgan 19 25 A26 28 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2437 1516 2.1 6%
Pool
D 2:5 BRAGG Leah 124 - B26 52 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 2123 1514 4.4 16%

DCFC Champagne Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR April 12, 2026

Place 44 of 45 Seed 38 Not ranked Rating E25 EFA / Elite Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 BROSNAN Solomon 33 - D25 33 Nova Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 YANG Gary 3 - A26 11 Cavalier Fencing Club / ASER International Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:2 STRAFFORD Andrew 27 - D26 17 Penta Olympic Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 SWENSON Keane J. 17 - B25 25 Savage Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SNIDER Jeffrey H. 8 - A26 19 DC Fencers Club / Penta Olympic Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 MOLINA Rommel 45 - U 26 Nova Fencing Club - - - -
T64
D 7:15 PAN Colin 25 - C25 15 Elite Fencing Academy - - - -

Cherry Blossom 2026 - D1A/VET

Div I-A Women's Épée B2, D1A March 14, 2026

Place 40 of 55 Seed 41 Not ranked Rating E25 EFA / Elite Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 GANSER Nicole 6 - A25 21 Medeo Fencing Club 2127 1508 4.5 15%
Pool
V 3:1 BROWN Amanda 27 - C24 2 Two Ravens Fencing School 2088 1504 24.3 17%
Pool
D 2:3 BURT Emmalyne Grace 22 - C25 22 ASER International Fencing Academy 1831 1528 8.1 31%
Pool
V 2:0 REARDON Isabella 38 - E26 46 Revolution Fencing Center / Salle Hinton 1194 1520 7.7 70%
Pool
D 1:5 ASHER Valerie 12 - B25 10 DC Fencers Club 2506 1528 1.8 5%
Pool
D 3:5 PATHAKAMURI Savya 52 - U 48 Apex Fencing Academy 1627 1526 10.1 44%
T64
D 5:15 POLANICHKA Nicole 5 - A26 8 Lancaster Fencing Academy / DC Fencers Club 2936 1391 1.0 1%

Fairfax Challenge ROC, RJCC, RYC

Div II Women's Épée C2, DV2 January 4, 2026

Place 12 of 29 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating E25 EFA / Elite Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 MEMON Insha 5 - C25 1 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1796 1500 19.1 31%
Pool
D 2:5 WESER Veronica U. 6 - C25 18 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 2333 1519 2.9 9%
Pool
D 3:5 ALVAREZ Martine 15 - E25 20 Rockland Fencers Club 1274 1516 17.7 66%
Pool
V 5:1 IBRAHIM Layla 27 - U 16 Apex Fencing Academy 1320 1498 10.1 62%
T32
V 15:14 NOLAN Sophia 3 - C25 21 Apex Fencing Academy 1642 1332 66.0 31%
T16
D 6:15 PILSON Rebecca 4 - C25 5 Nova Fencing Club 2363 1398 7.0 6%

Fairfax Challenge ROC, RJCC, RYC

Div I-A Women's Épée A2, D1A January 3, 2026

Place 33 of 45 Seed 38 Not ranked Rating E25 EFA / Elite Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 PARK Suhjee 45 - U 31 Top Fencing Club 931 1504 25.7 82%
Pool
V 5:2 TOLLEY Toby 15 - B24 24 The Phoenix Center / Rogue Fencing Academy 2261 1478 30.9 10%
Pool
D 3:5 CHI Chelsea 1 39 A25 5 DC Fencers Club 2581 1509 1.5 4%
Pool
D 3:5 SUICO Kyubi Emmanuelle 14 - B25 19 Medeo Fencing Club / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City 1986 1507 6.4 21%
Pool
V 5:4 KWON Claire 33 - D25 40 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1336 1501 10.9 61%
Pool
D 4:5 LI Xier 32 - D25 23 Apex Fencing Academy 1618 1512 11.7 43%
T64
D 8:15 ALVAREZ Martine 37 - E25 32 Rockland Fencers Club 1279 1388 55.8 57%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Women's Épée B2, JNR December 26, 2025

Place 14 of 26 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating E25 EFA / Elite Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:4 SONKU Mira 4 - C25 15 Marx Fencing Academy 1373 1531 18.2 60%
Pool
V 5:1 PORTER Cora 20 - U 24 Nashville Elite Fencing Club 1222 1513 9.6 68%
Pool
V 5:1 GOPU Jyothirvida 22 - U 17 ASER International Fencing Academy 1117 1522 7.8 75%
Pool
D 3:5 KWON Claire 12 - D25 10 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1281 1530 19.6 66%
Pool
D 0:5 PILSON Rebecca 5 - C25 5 Nova Fencing Club 1973 1510 6.8 22%
T32
V 15:8 GORE Amina 14 - E25 18 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1366 1359 54.7 50%
T16
D 5:15 BISONO Valentina 2 - B25 6 Rockland Fencers Club / Fencers Club Inc. 1876 1413 25.7 23%

The Sledgehammer 2025 RYC | RJCC

Junior Women's Épée C2, JNR November 23, 2025

Place 22 of 30 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating E25 EFA / Elite Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 PILSON Rebecca 5 - C25 1 Nova Fencing Club 1959 1514 7.8 23%
Pool
V 5:4 SHIN Jamie 16 - E25 3 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1297 1506 11.6 64%
Pool
V 4:3 PRAVEEN Nehara 30 - U 15 ASER International Fencing Academy 1018 1518 6.9 80%
Pool
V 5:3 WOOLF Fredrika 24 - U 24 Savage Fencing Club 1429 1525 13.4 56%
Pool
D 3:5 MURPHY Katherine 6 - C25 17 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1988 1538 7.4 23%
T32
D 11:15 BARDIN Kira 12 - D25 7 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 1783 1392 32.9 27%

River City Regional Rumble RYC/RJCC/Y8

Junior Women's Épée C2, JNR October 25, 2025

Place 14 of 33 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating E25 Elite Fencing Academy (VA)

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 WEI Sherry 5 - C25 11 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2005 1535 8.0 22%
Pool
V 5:4 NANAYAKKARA Sanuthi 25 - U 31 Richmond Fencing Club 1295 1527 11.8 65%
Pool
V 5:4 D'ANGELO Olivia 16 - E25 24 Nova Fencing Club 1276 1539 11.2 67%
Pool
D 2:5 AZAD Ava 23 - E24 7 Apex Fencing Academy 1406 1550 19.4 59%
Pool
D 3:5 LEVKOV Maita 6 - C24 2 ASER International Fencing Academy 1505 1531 16.5 52%
T32
V 15:12 ANDRADE OSINAGA Sophia 29 - U 19 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2500 1337 77.7 13%
T16
D 5:15 JEYOON Lauren 7 - C24 1 Elite Fencing Academy / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2031 1414 22.8 17%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Women's Épée C3, DV3 July 7, 2025

Place 35 of 99 Seed 36 Not ranked Rating E25 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SCHAU DeHavilland 84 - U 90 Down East School of Fencing 1212 1462 12.8 66%
Pool
V 5:3 INGRIM Adellia 96 - U 98 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 1699 1475 18.1 38%
Pool
D 1:5 YUNG Bethany 6 - C25 5 Maximum Fencing Club 1736 1493 12.7 34%
Pool
V 5:3 JORGENSEN Rebekah 66 - U 43 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1423 1480 16.3 54%
Pool
V 5:4 REYNOLDS Elly 25 - D24 50 City of Thunder FC 1785 1497 24.5 32%
Pool
V 5:3 IVANUSHKINA Alisa 55 - E24 62 Freehold Fencing Academy 1371 1521 13.8 60%
T64
D 14:15 BENCH Melody 71 - U 32 Kaizen Academy LLC 1522 1393 56.3 42%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div II Women's Épée B3, DV2 July 4, 2025

Place 144 of 168 Seed 100 Not ranked Rating E25 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 WIDMANN Ceili 150 - U 92 Michigan State University Fencing Club 1861 1473 31.1 26%
Pool
D 1:5 CHUNG Penelope 1 - B25 11 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2082 1504 7.5 17%
Pool
D 4:5 LANE Leah 51 - C24 35 City of Thunder FC / Mustang Fencing Club 1907 1497 10.2 25%
Pool
D 4:5 BARBER Lei Missing ID 151 - U 155 Nashville Elite Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 ZHAN Clare 53 - C24 60 Alliance Fencing Academy 1621 1487 15.8 41%
Pool
D 2:5 BREKSA Lydia 101 - E25 118 New Orleans Fencers Club 1956 1471 8.6 22%

Fairfax Challenge ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC, RYC & PARA

Div II Women's Épée C2, DV2 May 11, 2025

Place 6 of 35 Seed 32 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 RAFFERTY Catherine 12 - D24 12 Olympic Fencers Club 1705 1454 16.0 34%
Pool
V 4:4 TOBY Charmaine 28 - U 34 ArtDu Fencing 1413 1438 21.4 52%
Pool
D 4:5 AZAD Ava 22 - E24 23 Apex Fencing Academy 1355 1459 24.9 57%
Pool
V 5:4 BERGMANN Beatrix 2 - C25 10 Savage Fencing Club 1789 1434 31.2 28%
Pool
V 5:4 QUADRI Saira 19 - E25 28 Hills Fencing Institute 1482 1466 21.2 49%
Pool
D 3:5 BARDIN Kira 9 - D25 19 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1764 1487 13.6 32%
T32
V 15:12 MILLER Cassandra 17 - E25 22 Arena Fencing Academy LLC 1107 1286 66.4 61%
T16
V 15:13 D'ANGELO Olivia 29 - U 16 Nova Fencing Club 1280 1352 70.6 54%
T8
D 9:15 BISONO Valentina 13 - D24 3 Rockland Fencers Club 1986 1423 30.0 19%

Northern Virginia Knights RYC/RJCC

Junior Women's Épée C1, JNR May 4, 2025

Place 9 of 23 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:4 BARDIN Kira 4 - D25 10 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1743 1402 15.0 29%
Pool
V 4:3 LI Suri 5 - D25 2 1995 1387 46.7 16%
Pool
V 5:2 D'ANGELO Olivia 19 - U 19 Nova Fencing Club 1210 1433 17.2 64%
Pool
V 5:1 IYENGAR Sthuthi 18 - U 23 ASER International Fencing Academy 485 1450 3.5 94%
T16
D 11:12 CHEN Ava 8 - E25 7 ASER International Fencing Academy 1286 1391 104.6 56%

Virginia Div 2025 DIV II/III (VET) and Y14 SN Qualifiers

Div II Women's Épée E1, DV2 April 26, 2025

Place 5 of 8 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 COMBS Hannah 1 - D24 6 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1225 1418 23.4 62%
Pool
D 2:5 WRIGHT Madison 2 - D24 2 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1505 1441 27.2 46%
Pool
D 2:4 SHIN Jamie 8 - U 3 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1083 1414 42.0 71%
Pool
V 5:3 NAPOLI Eleanor 3 - E24 7 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1004 1372 15.8 73%
Pool
V 4:3 SAMPAIO Beatriz 6 - U 4 Nova Fencing Club 1415 1388 27.6 48%
Pool
D 3:5 DESAI Ela 4 - U 1 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1535 1415 22.1 42%
Pool
V 5:4 HOWARD Brielle 5 - U 8 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 740 1393 8.4 86%
T8
D 12:13 SAMPAIO Beatriz 6 - U 4 Nova Fencing Club 1239 1525 134.2 66%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Women's Épée B2, JNR March 21, 2025

Place 16 of 27 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 JU Jennifer 8 - D25 23 Medeo Fencing Club 1318 1477 31.2 60%
Pool
D 2:5 QUADRI Saira 15 - E25 19 Hills Fencing Institute 1443 1508 40.2 54%
Pool
D 1:5 ZHU Serene M. 2 120 B24 2 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2326 1468 7.4 8%
Pool
V 5:3 BURT Emmalyne Grace 11 - D24 24 ASER International Fencing Academy 1611 1461 42.0 40%
Pool
D 3:5 MEMON Insha 20 - E24 9 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1456 1503 35.3 53%
Pool
D 2:5 SUNMAN Rory 21 - E24 18 Apex Fencing Academy 1070 1467 49.5 74%
T32
V 15:10 SUNMAN Rory 21 - E24 18 Apex Fencing Academy 1592 1466 155.3 43%
T16
D 7:13 FOMINA Polina 10 - D24 3 Medeo Fencing Club 1791 1622 97.1 40%

ASER March Events

Junior Women's Épée U, JNR March 15, 2025

Place 3 of 4 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 IYENGAR Sthuthi 1 - U 3 ASER International Fencing Academy 529 1557 5.8 95%
Pool
V 5:2 KALI Aiana 4 - U 2 ASER International Fencing Academy 581 1563 6.7 94%
Pool
D 3:4 LAMBA Sayona 2 - U 1 ASER International Fencing Academy 733 1569 92.4 91%
T4
D 9:11 KALI Aiana 4 - U 2 ASER International Fencing Academy 1295 1685 219.0 69%

River City Regional Rumble - RYC/RJCC and Y8

Cadet Women's Épée D1, CDT September 22, 2024

Place 11 of 30 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 CUEVA Viola 6 - D24 3 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 1745 1379 88.1 28%
Pool
V 5:4 GALINSKY Lana 25 - U 26 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 923 1468 23.1 80%
Pool
D 3:5 KUPPUSAMY Mahaa 29 - U 12 ASER International Fencing Academy 1331 1491 62.8 60%
Pool
V 5:4 LOZIER Grace 15 - E23 28 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1593 1428 59.1 40%
Pool
V 3:2 WEI Sherry 5 - C23 22 Guanyi Fencing Academy 1874 1487 70.0 27%
T32
V 15:13 GALINSKY Lana 25 - U 26 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 992 1798 76.8 83%
T16
D 11:15 CUEVA Viola 6 - D24 3 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 1937 1875 189.8 47%

River City Regional Rumble - RYC/RJCC and Y8

Junior Women's Épée A2, JNR September 21, 2024

Place 35 of 38 Seed 34 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 CHI Chelsea 3 74 B24 6 DC Fencers Club 2662 1630 12.3 6%
Pool
D 2:5 FRAGER Soleil 26 - E24 24 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1715 1618 70.3 44%
Pool
D 4:5 YAO Chloe 11 - C24 16 Guanyi Fencing Academy 1652 1547 64.0 44%
Pool
D 2:5 KROPP Anne 10 - C24 3 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1857 1483 39.4 28%
Pool
D 2:5 BURT Emmalyne Grace 22 - E24 26 ASER International Fencing Academy 1430 1444 64.4 51%
T64
D 11:15 HAVERSON Civa 31 - U 30 Richmond Fencing Club 2971 1856 57.7 14%

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Women's Épée A2, D1A April 13, 2024

Place 36 of 42 Seed 35 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 WANDMACHER GUERRERO Angela 28 - E24 32 Fencers Club Inc. 1765 1686 117.2 45%
Pool
D 3:5 BOWIE Charlotta 14 - C24 25 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2210 1568 43.8 17%
Pool
D 1:5 CHI Chelsea 9 - B24 3 DC Fencers Club 2569 1525 16.5 6%
Pool
V 5:3 JEANDHEUR Carole A. 17 - C23 40 DC Fencers Club 1925 1508 158.6 26%
Pool
D 0:5 WITTER Catherine A. 4 - A24 6 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2603 1667 17.3 8%
Pool
D 4:5 DIAZ Brenna 41 - U 13 Nova Fencing Club 2537 1649 19.5 10%
T64
D 3:15 PEELER Julia 22 - C22 29 Nova Fencing Club 2382 2074 217.4 35%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Div II Women's Épée D1, DV2 January 21, 2024

Place 15 of 22 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BARDIN Kira 8 - E23 14 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1720 2500 906.6 78%
Pool
V 5:1 NANAYAKKARA Sanuthi 15 - U 19 Richmond Fencing Club 995 1593 163.2 75%
Pool
D 2:5 HART Jenna 17 - U 9 Davis Fencing Academy of Miami / University of Wisconsin-Madison 1557 1757 327.5 60%
Pool
V 5:4 MORET Brighid E. 1 - D24 3 DC Fencers Club 2244 1429 415.4 14%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHANG ANGELA 9 - E23 1 1828 1844 158.8 51%
T32
V 15:10 MARTIN Maria Elena 22 - U 18 DC Fencers Club 1616 2500 229.3 77%
T16
D 10:15 PENHOET Evelyn 11 - E22 5 DC Fencers Club 2211 2729 655.7 70%