Congratulations to EBFG fencer Orestis Herodotou for winning the 2012 Battle in Seattle ROC senior men’s Épée event which took place at Rain City Fencing Center in Bellevue, WA. Orestis earned his A’12 rating and also qualified for DIV I-A summer nationals!
Jonathan Jefferies also took 6th place in the Veterans’ combined Épée event. Thanks to all EBFG fencer’s who participated!
East Bay Fencers made another strong showing on home turf in Sunday’s Bay Cup events with several top place finishes!
Martina Baccari took her first career gold medal victory after defeating Katie Whaler of CFA 15-11 in the exciting final bout of the Junior Women’s Épée event. Congratulations on your victory and on earning your E’12 rating, and thank you for your hard work Martina!
Elani Ferri continued his winning streak in the Junior Men’s Épée event after beating EBFG team-mates Matthias Philippine in the semi-final round and Thibault Philippine in the gold medal bout. Julien Sat-Vollhardt finished 5th, and Samuel Rao took 8th place, with Len Badger placing 14th. Julien Sat-Vollhardt, Samuel Rao, and Atahan Kiliccote also finished 5th, 6th, and 7th respectively in the Y14 Men’s Épée event. Another powerful showing from the young EBFG men!
In the Senior Women’s Épée event Kristin Lynch placed 8th. Thanks for another great result Kristin!
Congratulations to EBFG fencers for their results at last weekend’s North American Cup in Portland, OR.
Top EBFG finishers included Rob Rhea who placed 12th in the Men’s DIV I Épée, and Susan Jefferies who placed 30th in the Women’s DIV I Épée event. Congrats Rob and Susan! Thanks to all EBFG fencers who competed in Portland and keep up your hard work!
EBFG’s own Rob Rhea took the silver medal at last weekend’s North American Cup event in Kansas City. Rob faced off against US Olympic team member Seth Kelsey in the intensely fought final that ended 12-15. Congratulations Rob and keep up the hard work!
Watch the final below:
December 2011 NAC Kansas City – Rob Rhea vs Seth Kelsey – Gold Medal Bout
Click here to watch the final bout on usfencing.org’s facebook page
Thanks to all EBFG fencers who participated in last weekend’s North American Cup tournament in Kansas City! Here are the results from EBFG Fencers:
Div I Men’s Épée
Rob Rhea – 2nd
Keith Lichten – 41st
Kyle Yamasaki – 103rd
Paul Chandler – 152nd
John McGrew – 187th
Div I Women’s Épée
Susan Jefferies – 87th
Div II Men’s Épée
John McGrew – 35th
Veterans Men’s Épée
Jonathan Jefferies – 39th
Barry Leonardini – 54th
John McGrew – 61st
Veterans 50 Men’s Épée
Jeffery Altman – 8th
Mark Wheeler – 19th
Veterans 60 Men’s Épée
Jonathan Jefferies – 9th
John McGrew – 25th
Barry Leonardini – 31st
To view the full results, visit usfencing.org
Photographer Leonardo Ferri has published a collection bothfencing photos from the East Bay Fencers Gym. The book provides a great look into the people and atmosphere at EBFG, and captures the dedication of EBFG fencers and coach Habek in both training and competition. It’s a great read with some gorgeous shots.
Congratulations to EBFG fencer Keith Lichten for taking gold at the Senior C and Higher Mixed Épée event at GGFC this weekend. Keith beat Sean Ameli 15-8 in the final.
EBFG fencer Orestis Herodotou took 5th place, and Paul Chandler finished 8th.
The Bay Cup returned to EBFG this weekend for a full day of fencing in Oakland! EBFG Fencer Kasia Trzopek took gold in the Senior Women’s Épée event, dominating the final bout 15-6 against GGFC’s Katherine Fulghum. Kasia also earned her A11! Congrats Kasia and great fencing!
In the Youth 12 Mixed Épée, EBFG fencer Atahan Kiliccote took 3rd, congrats on a hard fought bout and great podium finish. Also taking home a bronze medal was EBFG fencer Martina Baccari who placed third in the Youth 14 Women’s Épée event. EBFG fencer Sam Rao finished 6th in the Youth 14 Men’s Épée. Congrats to all the youth fencers for all their hard work!
Congratulations to EBFG fencer Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu for taking gold at the first annual Dominic Chiao Épée Benefit Tournament event last weekend at TFC.
EBFG fencer Justin Hunter also finished 7th, earning his C rating from an U! Thanks to all EBFG fencers who participated for their hard work.
Thanks to all East Bay fencers who participated in last weekend’s Bay Cup event in San Francisco!
EBFG’s Julien Sat-Vollhardt took gold in the Youth 14 Men’s Épée event! Congratulations on your victory Julien!
In the C and Lower Mixed Épée event, Andrew Davis finished 7th out of 46.
Also thanks to all of our youth Épée fencers for fencing hard in their first tournament of the season! Keep up the hard work guys!
Click here to view the full tournament results on AskFred.net
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