Remenyik Open

Lydia Kopecky won 3d place in Women's Epee at the Remenyik Open at Northwestern University, one of the largest tournaments of the year, and earned her "B" rating! Lydia is shown here with the axe (yes axe) that she won. Also competing in Women's epee were Jacky Swietochowski (12), Mason Speta (31), and Emma Lisec.

On the men's side, Windy City was well-represented by Gold Team members Michael Zook, Kevin Shapiro, Nabil Salem, Albert Starshak, Jonathan Spalding, and Nicolas Levy, and by Coach Tsanko Hantov.

Windy City's Fall Epee Tournament

We had a great turnout for the Windy City fall epee tournament. Eighteen competed in Y10, including 13 Windy City fencers. The very close final bout between Arpad Neale and August Maleug was won by Neale. Congratulations to both, and to the other Windy City medalists (Matthew Raterman, Nathan Ruhrkraut, Julius Reiner, and Khan Delin). In Y14, Joe Guinan from Metro prevailed over Windy City fencer Max Lehman in the finals. Other medalists were Nicholas Levy, Dante LaVia, Mason Speta, Thomas Donnell, Harrison MacRae, and Samatha Perry.

Kevin Shapiro Medals at the First NAC of the Year!

Kevin Shapiro (on the left in the picture) won 8th place in Division III at the first USFA North American Cup of the Year! Congratulations to Kevin.

Also competing at the NAC were Windy City Fencers Nabil Salem, Lydia Kopecky, and Allison Shapiro. Nabil is 17th in Division II Men's Epee, and Lydia is 32d in Cadet Women's Epee - two great results!

Burton Open

Jacky Swietochowski put on an impressive showing at the Burton Open, placing 11th in the Women's Epee and 14th in the Mixed. Also competing were Mason Speta (Women's) and Jonathan Spalding (Mixed).