2012-13: Notched three victories at the Notre Dame Duals (2/23)...Collected 3 wins at the NU Duals (2/2-3)...Picked up six wins in her first team competition at the NU Duals ... Placed seventh at the USFA Remenyik Open ... Transitioned to sabre to start the season.
2011-12: Career started with a bang with an eighth place finish at the Burton Open...Improved to a seventh place spot at the Remenyik Open...Finished 31st at the Garret Open...Started the invitational portion of the season off well, going 6-2 at the Philadelphia Invitational...The freshman posted a 5-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals...Placed 74th at the U.S. National Junior Olympics... Finished 16th at the Midwest Conference Championships, posting five wins.
High School: Attended the Episcopal School of Texas ... Member of 15th Touch Fencing Club for seven years ... Placed second at the 2010 Junior Olympics ... Class Secretary ... President of high school's Interact Club, which was responsible for all community service opportunities ... Member of National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Kirti and Mahendra Patel ... Brother, Nikhil, is a member of the men's varsity fencing team at Boston College ... Competed against fellow Wildcats Dina Barbayazeva and Courtney Dumas ... Chose Northwestern over Boston College, Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins ... Anticipated major is biology.
Patel's Career Statistics
| Season | Result | Pct. | Midwest Conference | NCAA Regionals | NCAA Championships |
| 2013-14 | 0-0 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-13 | 12-6 | .666 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011-12 | 27-11 (Epée) | .711 | 5-3 (16th) | --- | --- |
| Career | 39-17 | .696 | 5-3 | --- | --- |