2022-23 Fencing Roster

Amita Berthier 2021-22 Fencing Roster

Height 5-7

Class Sophomore

Hometown Singapore

High School Singapore Sports School/Penn Foster HS (Mass.)

Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS:

AS A SENIOR

Finished with bronze and earned first team All-American honors at the 2023 NCAA Championships.
Named 2023 ACC Women’s Foilist of the Year along with being named to the All-ACC Academic team for women’s fencing.
Berthier started her season strong with a 7-1 record at the Elite Invitational at Ohio State.
Continued success at the St. John’s Invitational with a 7-2 record. She posted a 3-0 win over Penn State.
Posted an unblemished 6-0 record at the Philadelphia Invitational.
Finished the season with a 20-3 record for a career record of 99-14.

AS A JUNIOR

Finished runner up at the NCAA Championships in Women’s Foil and collected her first team All-American honors.
Helped the Irish to their 12th national championship in program history.
Finished the regular season with a 31-8 record.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)

Finished tied for third at the NCAA Championships in Women’s Foil and collected her second career first team All-American honors.
Helped the Irish collect their 11th national championship in program history.
Finished in the Table of 32 in the Individual Women’s Foil competition at the Tokyo Olympics. She was beaten by former Irish and eventual Gold Medal winner Lee Kiefer.
Put together a 23-1 record in the regular season.
Opened the year with a 14-1 mark at the Ohio State Invitational.
Went 9-0 at the annual DeCicco Duals.
Improved her career record to 48-3.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019)

Established herself as an integral member of Buckie Leach’s foil squad, finishing the season with a bronze medal at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships.
Assembled a 25-2 dual record in her debut.
Opened the year with a 10-2 performance at St. John’s.
Went 9-0 at the Philadelphia Invitational.
Posted a 6-0 mark during team play to help the Irish capture the ACC team title.
Breezed through the competition to capture the ACC crown in women’s foil.
Placed third at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to qualify for the national meet.
Went 17-5 during round robins at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships to earn the fourth seed to direct elimination.
Battled eventual national champion Sylvie Binder in the semifinal, eventually falling 15-12, good for a bronze medal.
Named the ACC Fencer of the Year for women’s foil.
Earned a monogram.

PREP & PERSONAL

Graduated from the Singapore Sports School & Penn Foster High in spring of 2018
Has fenced for Z Fencing Pte Ltd and Marx Fencing Academy
Represented country at the cadet World Championship as a freshman, sophomore and junior, placing fifth as a sophomore and third as a junior
Won bronze medal at the Asian Fencing Championship for cadet foil individual as a high school freshman
Won gold medals for cadet and junior events at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship as a high school freshman
Won gold medals at the Asian Fencing Cadet Championship for individual and team events as a high school sophomore
Won gold at the Southeast Asian games as a junior
Won medals at two Junior World Cups (silver in Guatemala and gold in Havana)
Research member and volunteer for Red Arrow Consulting Pte Ltd.
Assisted with the historical documentation of a conserved area in Singapore
Undertook “Project Read” for kids from financially challenged backgrounds
Assisted the Singapore Federation with the promotion of fencing for schools in Singapore
Received the EAGLES award from the Singapore parliament for leadership, community service, character and achievements
Received the Sports Girl of the Month and Sports Girl Award with distinction from the Singapore Ministry of Education
Daughter of the late Eric and Uma Berthier
Has an older brother, Ashok, and two older sisters, Aishwarya and Aarya
Majoring in sociology