Mensah Stock wins gold, Guilford and Makoyed will wrestle for gold, Maroulis goes for bronze at Zouhaier Sghaier
by Ellen Paddock, USA Wrestling
Tamyra Mensah Stock, shown at the 2019 Pan American Games, will wrestle for gold at the Zouhaier Sghaier. Photo by Tony Rotundo.
TUNIS, Tunisia – Tamyra Mensah Stock had a perfect morning at the Zouhaier Sghaier, UWW’s fourth ranking series event of the year, teching all three opponents 10-0 on her way to gold.
Helen Maroulis skated to the semifinal match with three dominant wins. She controlled the semifinal match 7-2 before getting caught and pinned by Elvira Kamalogu of Turkey with 36 seconds left in the match. Maroulis will now wrestle for bronze against Mansi Mansi of India, the 2022 Asian Champion.
In a Final X rematch, Dymond Guilford and Yelena Makoyed met in round one. Makoyed recovered from a 7-0 deficit late in the match, but it wasn’t enough to take the lead. The match ended 7-6, Guilford. The series will continue as Makoyed and Guilford will now meet in the finals.
Finals begin at 6 p.m. local time, five hours ahead of U.S. EST.
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ZOUHAIER SGHAIER RANKING SERIES
Tunis, Tunisia | July 14-17
U.S. Women’s freestyle performances
57 kg: Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Sandra Paruszewski (Germany), 5-3
WIN Masni Mansi (India), 8-5
WIN Amanda Martinez (USA), fall 3:21
LOSS Elvira Kamaloglu (Turkey), fall 5:24
57 kg: Amanda Martinez (TMWC)
LOSS Masni Mansi (India), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Sandra Paruszewski (Germany), 6-0
LOSS Helen Maroulis (USA), fall 3:21
68 kg: Tamyra Mensah Stock (TMWC)
WIN Ranim Saidi (Tunisia), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Nisha Nisha (India), tech. fall. 10-0
WIN Grabiela Pedro Da Rocha (Brazil), 10-0
76 kg: Yelena Makoyed (Cardinal WC/TMWC)
WIN Mehtap Gultekin (Turkey), tech. fall, 14-1
LOSS Dymond Guilford (USA), 7-6
76 kg: Dymond Guilford (TMWC)
WIN Yelena Makoyed (USA), 7-6
WIN Mehtap Gultekin (Turkey), tech. fall, 10-0
76 kg: Precious Bell (TMWC)
LOSS Samar Ibrahim (Egypt), 7-0
LOSS Francy Raedelt (Germany), 6-3
Schedule (5 hours ahead of U.S. EST)
Thursday, July 14
5 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
6 p.m. – Finals (GR 55, 60, 63, 67, 87, 97, 130 kg)
Friday, July 15
10:30 a.m. – Qualification and repechage (WFS 57, 62, 68, 76; GR 72, 77, 82 kg)
6 p.m. – Finals (WFS 57, 62, 68, 76; GR 72, 77, 82 kg)
Saturday, July 16
10:30 a.m. – Qualification and repechage (WFS 50, 53, 55, 59, 65, 72; MFS 97, 125 kg)
6 p.m. – Finals (WFS 50, 53, 55, 59, 65, 72; MFS 97, 125 kg)
Sunday, July 17
10:30 a.m. – Qualification and repechage (MFS 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92 kg)
6 p.m. – Finals (MFS 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92 kg)