East Bay Fencers Gym » Team https://eastbayfencers.com Integrity, Excellence, Honor Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:19:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 2025 Summer Nationals 6 medals 3 Gold and 3 National Championship Titles!!! https://eastbayfencers.com/2025-summer-nationals-6-medals-3-gold-and-3-national-championship-titles https://eastbayfencers.com/2025-summer-nationals-6-medals-3-gold-and-3-national-championship-titles#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:18:44 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1591 Continue Reading]]> EBFG congratulates all East Bay Fencers who competed at the 2025 Summer Nationals from June 28th-July 7th in Milwaukee, WI! We had an awesome showing and spectacular results! East Bay Fencers WON GOLD IN 3 EVENTS! And Also WON 1 SILVER! 1 BRONZE! AND 1 Top 8 Medal!

Special congratulations for the hard work and amazing results to head coach Abdul Habek for earning 3 coaching GOLD MEDALS at this Summer Nationals!!

East Bay Fencers Gym is home to the 2025 Vet Men’s Epee Team NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to EBFG Team 3: Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu, Keith Lichten, Kyle Yamasaki and Justin Hunter! Congratulations to Mehmet, Keith, and Kyle for earning their spots on the 2025 USA VET Men’s Epee WORLD TEAM! Awesome Fencing Guys!

East Bay Fencers Gym is home to 3X National Champion! and 2X Y-12 Women’s Epee National Champion Sophia Habek! Congratulations to Sophia for WINNING GOLD in Y-12 Women’s Epee for the SECOND YEAR in a row! And for WINNING BRONZE in Y-14 and earning her A25 rating! Sophia competed in 5 Events at this NAC! She was also 10th in Cadet, 38th in Div 1, and 47th in Junior! Congrats to Sophia for bringing home a Championship Title and a Bronze Medal! Awesome Fencing Sophia!

Congrats to the 2025 Vet 50 Men’s Epee National Champion! Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu for WINNING GOLD in Vet 50 Men’s Epee! And Congrats to Justin Hunter for also making the podium, winning 5th place and for earning his A25 rating! Awesome Fencing Guys!

Congrats to Kyle Yamasaki for WINNING SILVER in Vet 40 Men’s Epee at the 2025 Summer Nationals! Awesome Fencing Kyle!

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]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/2025-summer-nationals-6-medals-3-gold-and-3-national-championship-titles/feed 0 2024 Summer Nationals three medals and a National Championship Title!!! https://eastbayfencers.com/2024-summer-nationals-three-medals-and-a-national-championship-title https://eastbayfencers.com/2024-summer-nationals-three-medals-and-a-national-championship-title#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:29:16 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1501 Continue Reading]]>
Congratulations to all East Bay Fencers Gym fencers who competed at the 2024 Summer USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge in Columbus Ohio! EBFG fencers had great results this year in many different events! Congratulations to everyone who participated in team events: Senior Women’s Team Epee and Vet Men’s Team Epee! Vet Men’s Team Epee finished 14th!! Congrats!
EBFG fencers earned three medals and a National Championship Title this Year!!!
Congratulations to Sophia Habek for Winning Gold in Y12 Women’s Epee! Sophia is now a Two-Time National Champion and the youngest fencer on the East Bay Fencers Gym Team!!! Sophia won Y10 last year and Y12 this year! Sophia has trained very hard throughout the entire season and she has achieved amazing results! Sophia fenced very well in multiple difficult DEs! Sophia beat very strong A-rated fencers and managed to win! Sophia won every single bout she fenced in the Y12 event! Sophia also earned her B24 rating! Big congrats to Sophia and her coach Abdul!
Gold Medalists and National Champion!
Sophia Habek in Y12 Women’s Epee!
Congrats to Sophia for winning Gold!
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Top 8 Medalists!
Congratulations to Barry Leonardini for finishing 5th in Vet 80 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Matt Maychrowitz for finishing 7th in Vet 50 Men’s Epee!
Top 32 Results
Congratulations to Sophia Habek for finishing 30th in Y14 Women’s Epee!
Congratulations to Alex Rood for finishing 21st in Vet 50 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Charles Hargrove for finishing 30th in Vet 50 Epee!
Congratulations to Barry Leonardini for finishing 25th in Vet 70 Men’s Epee!
Top 64 Results
Congratulations to Reese Dwiggins for finishing 60th for Y14 Women’s Epee!
Congratulations to Grayson Nguyen for finishing 39th in Div III Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Sarah Hepler for finishing 41st in Div1A Women’s Epee!
Congratulations to Brett Williams for finishing 40th in Vet 50 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Ryan Sloan for finishing 46th in Vet 40 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Gerald Downey for finishing 37th in Vet 60 Men’s Epee!
]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/2024-summer-nationals-three-medals-and-a-national-championship-title/feed 0 2022 Summer Nationals and July Challenge https://eastbayfencers.com/2022-summer-nationals-and-july-challenge https://eastbayfencers.com/2022-summer-nationals-and-july-challenge#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:21:51 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1260 Continue Reading]]> USA Fencing Summer Nationals & July Challenge 2022

East Bay Fencers Gym had a great showing at this year’s National Championships & July Challenge in Minneapolis, MN on July 2-11, 2022

16 East Bay Fencers fenced in 13 events at the Nationals brought home 2 individual medals (Gold and Bronze) and 1 team Medal (Bronze)

Congratulations to all EBFG fencers who trained hard to qualify, participate and won medals. GREAT RESULTS!!!

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Y-10 Women’s Épée

6 Sophia Habek (Top 8)

57 Lucia Deneale (Top 64)

 

Y-12 Women’s Épée

45 Sophia Habek (Top 64)

 

Div I-A Men’s Épée

40 Kyle Yamasaki (Top 64)

 

Vet-40 Men’s Épée

3 Keith Lichten (Bronze Medal)

10 Allen Graham (Top 16)

 

Vet-50 Men’s Épée

1 Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu (Gold Medal)

8 Alex Rood (Top 8)

12 Matt Maychrowitz (Top 16)

29 Joel Kaufman (Top 32)

 

Vet-60 Men’s Épée

28 Gerard Downey (Top 32)

 

Vet-70 Men’s Épée

13 Barry Leonardini (Top 16)

 

Veteran Team Men’s Épée

3rd place (Bronze)

Keith Lichten

Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu

Allen Graham

Joel Kaufman

 

Veteran Team Men’s Épée

14th place

Matt Maychrowitz

Gerard Downey

Alex Rood

 

 

 

]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/2022-summer-nationals-and-july-challenge/feed 0 Beittel signs NLI to join Duke in 2020 https://eastbayfencers.com/beittel-signs-nli-to-join-duke-in-2020 https://eastbayfencers.com/beittel-signs-nli-to-join-duke-in-2020#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:05:14 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=977 Continue Reading]]> Beittel signs NLI to join Duke in 2020

East Bay Epeeist Chloe Beittel will be fencing for the Blue Devils next fall. A native of San Leandro, CA., Beittel is currently a senior at The Head-Royce School in Oakland, CA., and has been fencing at the East Bay Fencers Gym (EBFG) in Oakland since she was eight. Working with Coach Abdul Habek she is a local Bay Cup, Regional Open Circuit (ROC) and  National North American Cup (NAC) medalist. Beittel most recently placed 9th in the Milwaukee NAC Junior Women’s Epee category.
Named to the Absolute Fencing All-Academic First Team for three consecutive years, she is currently nationally ranked #32 in Junior Woman’s Epee
Beittel says she is grateful for all the support, friendships and great fencing at EBFG.
Beittel signs NLI to join Duke in 2020
]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/beittel-signs-nli-to-join-duke-in-2020/feed 0 2011 USA Fencing National Championships Results https://eastbayfencers.com/2011-usa-fencing-national-championships-results https://eastbayfencers.com/2011-usa-fencing-national-championships-results#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:58:53 +0000 admin http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=340 Continue Reading]]> Thanks to all EBFG fencer’s for their hard work at the the 2011 USA Fencing National Championships which took place in Reno, Nevada this July. EBFG fencers fought hard in several events to end this outstanding and win filled season to a great close! Below are the results for EBFG fencers by event:

Team Senior Men’s Épée
East Bay Fencers Junior Team – 21st
Andrew Brewer, Elani Ferri, Kyle Yamasaki, Thibault Philippine

Team U-19 Men’s Épée
East Bay Fencers Junior Team – 21st
Andrew Brewer, Elani Ferri, Matthias Philippine, Thibault Philippine

Team Veteran Men’s Épée
East Bay Curs – 8th
Philip Gerring, Jonathon Jefferies, John McGrew

DIV1A Men’s Épée
Elani Ferri – 61st
Kyle Yamasaki – 64th
Mike Slater – 68th
Andrew Brewer – 107th

DIV2 Men’s Épée
Elani Ferri – 19th
Brandon Li – 26th
Matthias Philippine – 28th

DIV3 Men’s Épée
Patrick Wang – 40th
Brandon Li – 87th

U16 Men’s Épée
Thibault Philippine – 24th
Matthias Philippine – 51st

Y14 Men’s Épée
Matthias Philippine – 5th
Thibault Philippine – 29th
Julien Sat-Vollhardt – 43rd

Junior Men’s Épée
Thibault Philippine – 96th
Andrew Brewer – 98th
Matthias Philippine – 173rd

VET40 Men’s Épée
Steven Fialkowski – 23rd
Andrew Davis – 28th

VET50 Men’s Épée
Philip Gerring – 17th

VET60 Men’s Épée
Solomon Weingarten – 6th
Jonathan Jefferies – 11th
John McGrew – 14th
Barry Leonardini – 24th

DIV1A Women’s Épée
Susan Jefferies – 72nd

Thanks again for all your dedication and efforts this season. Here’s to an even better one next year!

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Congratulations to the EBFG men’s Epee team for bringing the coveted Pacific Coast Championships (PCC) trophy back to the east bay! Fencers Keith Lichten, Mehmet

Tepedelenlioglu and Nathaniel Burke beat GGFC in the final bout, winning 45-35, once again making EBFG the Pacific Coast Champions!

EBFG’s B epee team placed 5th overall (Kyle Yamasaki, Phil Gerring, Andrew Davis), and EBFG’s youth epee team placed 7th  (Andrew Brewer, Elani Ferri, Matthias Philippine, Thibault Philippine)

In the Veterans Epee event Phil Gerring placed 3rd , and John McGrew placed 8th.

EBFG fencer Elani Ferri also placed 8th in the senior men’s individual epee event.

Thanks to all EBFG fencers who competed in the PCC team and individual events for their hard work and great results!

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