North American Cup

Tucson, AZ

October 5-8, 2007

Alliance Fencing Academy had a good first NAC of the 2007-8 fencing season. Seven fencers from our club went to Tucson and fenced in 14 epee and foil events in the Cadet, Div II, and Div III competitions for men and women. Our young athletes brought home 4 medals!!!

Congratulations to our medalists!!!

Collins, Kara

Silver Medal, Division II Women's Epee
Bronze Medal, Division III Women's Epee

Bassa, Francesca

Bronze Medal, Cadet Women's Epee

Wooley, Robert

7 place, DIvision III Men's Epee

Division II Women's Epee (57 fencers, B3 event)

Kara Collins and Gaby Rios represented our club in this event with 15 Cs, 17 Ds, 12 Es, and 13 Us. In pools Gaby had it hard with 0-5 but one bout she lost 4-5. Kara had also some problems with 2-3 (one bout 4-5). Gaby lost her first DE 7-15. Kara struggled a bit in her first DE which she won 15-14, followed by two more victories 15-12 to get into the final 8. In her quarter final bout she found her momentum and won decisively 15-9 followed by her semifinal victory at 15-10. In the final bout, her first at a national event, she lost 5-15 but earned a B-07 rating. Congratulations Kara! Everybody should know that Kara has been fencing for just 2 years and got into epee just in the past 6 months!
Final placement:

1 Patterson Morgan K.J WESTERN WA C2007 B07
2 Collins Kara'lina GULFCST TX D2007 B07
3T Nichols Amber R ARIZONA C2006 B07
3T Casano Elizabeth VIRGINIA E2007 B07
5 Wilson Heather N OREGON D2006 C07
6 Stokes Courtney A GATEWAY FL D2005 C07
7 Wirth Charlotte NEWENGLAND C2007
8 Globokar Danika M GATEWAY FL C2007
56 Rios Barbara G GULFCST TX U

Division III Women's Epee (69 fencers, C3 event)

Here again our two young ladies, Kara Collins and Gaby Rios represented our club in this event with 1 B, 24 Ds, 15 Es, and 29 Us. In pools Gaby was 1-4 (one loss 4-5). Kara had a perfect 6-0 record. In DE Gaby had a bye but then lost her DE 9-15. Kara after her bye, rolled through with 15-6, 15-5, an 15-8 victories to get in the final 8. Kara then won 15-14 her quarterfinal bout but lost her semifinal 12-15 to the eventual winner of this event.

Final placement:

1 Gauthier Isabelle * CANADA D2007 C07
2 Beaulieu-Carbonneau Laurence* CANADA D2007 C07
3T Collins Kara'lina GULFCST TX D2007 C07
3T Mack Leah WEST-ROCK D2007 C07
5 Bauer Alexandra VIRGINIA D2007
6 Fligel Erin L WEST-ROCK D2007
7 Semmel Rose F PHILADELPH E2006 D07
8 Brann Michelle E NEWENGLAND E2006 D07
60 Rios Barbara G GULFCST TX U

Cadet Women's Epee (87 fencers, A3)

Alliance was represented by Francesca Alexandra Bassa, Dina Bazarbayeva, Kara Collins, and Gaby Rios in this event which included 9 As, 17 Bs, 17 Cs, 14 Ds, 9 Es, and 21 Us. In pools Dina was 6-0, Francesca 5-1, Kara 2-4 (with two 4-5 losses), and Gaby 1-5 (with one loss 4-5). Unfortunately Gaby missed the cut by 3 spots. In DEs our three remaining girls had all a bye but regretfully Francesca and Kara had to fence each other with Francesca winning 15-4. Dina trounced her opponent 15-0. Our two remaining girls entered the repêchage round from 32. Dina lost her first bout in the repêchage 14-15 and the next one 12-15. Francesca won her bouts 15-12, 15-3, and 15-6 to get in the final 8. In the quarterfinal bout Francesca won easily 15-7, but in the semifinal she lost 14-15.
Final placement:

1 Caldwell Phoebe G ALABAMA A2007
2 Eldeib Nadia S VIRGINIA B2006 A07
3T Bassa Francesca GULFCST TX A2007
3T Bhinder Amrit K HUDS-BERKS A2006 A07
5 Barna Isabella P OREGON C2006 B07
6 Ameli Nik Nik NEVADA C2007 B07
7 Stephenson Anne D CAPITOL A2007
8 Abbe Cory H OREGON B2007
26 Bazarbayeva Dina A GULFCST TX A2007
54 Collins Kara'lina GULFCST TX D2007
73 Rios Barbara G GULFCST TX U

Division III Men's Epee (81 fencers, C3 event)

Only Robert Wooley represented ALL in this event with 1 C, 24 Ds, 28 Es, and 28 Us. In pools Robert was 3-3 (one loss 4-5). In DEs after a bye, Robert struggled for a 15-14 victory but then changed gear and won the next two DEs 15-10 and 15-4 to get in the final 8. He lost the quarterfinal bout 11-15 to the eventual winner of this competition. Great performance by Robert who earned a D-07 in this national competition.

Final placement:

1 Shipp Royce J UTAH/S.IDA D2007 C07
2 Klunk Marc A NO. COAST E2007 C07
3T Burke Danny T NEW JERSEY D2007 C07
3T Wade Benjamin S NO. COAST U C07
5 Harrington Brooks E BORDER TEX D2006 D07
6 Cardinale Simon B NEW MEXICO E2007 D07
7 Wooley Robert B GULFCST TX E2007 D07
8 Shapiro Kevin M ILLINOIS D2006 D07

Division II Men's Epee (71 fencers, B3)

Only Jack Hudson competed in this event with 1 B, 30 Cs, 19 Ds, 10 Es, and 11 Us. In pools Jack was 4-2 (one bout 4-5). In DEs Jack had a bye and then won 15-13 and 12-11 but lost 10-15 to top 8. A good performance by our young athlete who keeps growing both physically and in his fencing.
Final placement: 15th

Cadet Men's Epee (127 fencers, A3 event)

Two Alliance fencers competed in this event, Ben Freiman and Jack Hudson, which included 9 As, 30 Bs, 32 Cs, 19 Ds, 17 Es, and 20 Us. In pools Ben finished 1-4 with two bouts lost 4-5. Jack was 2-4 in pools and he also lost two bouts 4-5. Ben unfortunately missed the cut by 2 spots. Bad luck continued with Jack’s first DE where he lost 14-15. Next time they will have just a bit more luck and do much better.
Final placement: Hudson - 78th, Freiman - 104th

Division II Men's Foil (131 fencers, B3 event)

Division III Women's Foil (79 fencers, C3 events)

Robert Wooley and Kara Collins weir our only fencer in these events. In pools Robert was 4-2. In DEs Robert had a bye and won decisively his first bout 13-6, but lost the next one 7-15 getting few red cards for non working fencing equipment. Robert took 45th place.
Kara, at her third competition in four days was 4-2 after pools. In DE, Kara had a bye but then lost 10-15. She took 34th place.

Coaches Notes

This was the first NAC of the new fencing season. It was to be a warm-up for the more important competitions in the months to come until JOs. Andrey did not come to this event and our fencers fought their way on their own. Bravo to all, in particular to our new star athlete Kara and to Robert for their performances in the new (for them) weapon.

Go Alliance! Thank you Andrey and Sabina!

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