PHILADELPHIA, PA – Johns Hopkins freshman Jorge Gana finished in a tie for third at the 42^nd annual Temple Open Sunday. Junior Qilin Tong also placed in the top-15, as he finished in 11^th place. Gana was one of three Blue Jay freshmen making their collegiate debut.
 
Gana went 5-3 in pool play and then advanced to the semifinals before losing to the top seed. He finished the day with a 9-4 record. Freshman Matthew Dao and junior Gabe Insler each advanced to the round of 32. Dao placed 23^rd overall as he went 6-1 in pool play and 1-1 in the elimination round. Insler finished in a tie for 29^th place after going 5-3 in pool play and 1-1 in the elimination round.
 
Gana is the first freshman to finish in the top-three at the Temple Open since Sandy Vingoe finished in a tie for third in the Sabre in 2014. Overall, he is just the fifth Blue Jay freshman to place in the top-three at the Temple Open since 2005.
 
Sophomore Ethan Kim and senior Danny Comer each lost their first elimination bout. Kim went 6-2 in pool play and placed 34^th overall, while Comer was 5-3 in pool play and took 39^th place. Senior Kent Kotaka was 0-4 in the first round of pool play and then went 3-1 in the consolation pool. He finished in a tie for 65^th overall.
 
In the Foil, sophomore Alan Zheng led the Blue Jays with a 26^th place finish. He went 6-2 in pool play and then 1-1 in the elimination round. Junior Anthony Bae took 30^th place in his first ever appearance at the Temple Open. He finished pool play with a 6-3 record and then went 1-1 in the elimination round. Freshman Spencer Grossman-Smisek finished pool play with a 4-4 record and then lost his first elimination bout to place 33^rd overall.
 
Competing at the Temple Open for the first time in his career, Tong led the Sabre squad with his 11^th place finish. He went 5-3 in pool play and then advanced to the round of 16 in the elimination round. He finished the day with a 6-4 record. Junior William Hu placed 22^nd with a 7-3 record overall. He finished pool play with a 6-2 record and then went 1-1 to advance to the round of 32. Senior Sachin Mehta placed 26^th with a 5-5 overall record. He went 4-4 in pool play and then advanced to the round of 32 in elimination.
 
Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, November 13 at the Vassar Invitational.
 
Notes: Mehta moved into a tie for 18^th in program history with 169 career wins in the Sabre • Comer needs just eight wins to reach the 100-win mark for his career.