Tommi Hurme showed what Texans are made of when he fought his way through a periless field to become the 2007 Epeepalooza Champion.
YEE-HAW!
Tommi (NYAC), the 2003 Junior National Champion, 2006 Senior National Finalist and current US #13, won a close 15-14 quarter-final bout over the #1 US cadet James Kaull (Chevy Chase FC) to earn a spot in the final four.
In the semi-final bout, which was fenced in the Athletic Club Ballroom, Tommi faced Atilla Lukacs (North Shore FC) of Hungary. With Atilla up 7-3, Tommi slowly worked his way back to another close 15-14 victory.
On the other side of the draw, US Junior #12 James Hawrot (Rhode Island FA) beat defending Epeepalooza champion Alex Tsinis (NYAC) to earn his spot in the gold medal match. As a special note, Alex... at 27 years of age, was the oldest fencer in the final 8... signaling an astounding take-over by the youth in an event packed with such legendary fencers as John Normile, Marc Oshima, Michael Feldschuh, and Alex Abend.
In the gold medal matchup, Tommi was not to be denied... and fenced his way to a sound 15-9 finish. Congratulations Tommi!
Alex Abend Beaten At Last!
In other exciting news, Michael Feldschuh accomplished what no other fencers has been able to accomplish all season long: He knocked Alex Abend out of Epeepalooza. His 15-13 win over Alex in the round of 32 earned him a $150 gift certificate and a one-of-a-kind "I beat Alex Abend" mug, presented to him by Alex himself.
2007 Mercuy Cup Champion
Alex Abend is your 2007 Mercury Cup champion. In renewing his title from last season, Alex earned 3,920 points out of a maximum 4,000 by winning 3 of 6 Mercury Cup events and taking second place at a fourth event. Alex's name will again be engraved on the Mercury Cup, housed in the Athletic Club's famous trophy room. Alex also received $500 in equipment and a take-home beer stein. Congratulations Alex!
Final Mercury Cup Standings
#1 - Alex Abend (3,920 points)
#2 - Nicholas Vomero (2,585 points)
#3 - Brent Kelly (2,465 points)
The entire Mercury Cup point list can be found at
http://askfred.net/Results/plist.php?list_id=213 Special Notes
- Andrew Bostick (Medeo) earned his "A" though his 5th place finish. Andrew was the only non-A to make it into the round of 8
- Michael Rossi (FA Westchester) who was the only C to make the round of 16, earning him a "B".
Epeepalooza Results
We had an excellent turnout of 65 fencers, including 22 A's (13 of which are on the national senior point list), to make this a grueling A4 rated event.
The full results including pools and the DE table can be viewed at
http://askfred.net/Results/results.p...nament_id=2578
The Epeepalooza final placements are as follows:
Place Fencer Club Rating* Earned*
1 Hurme, Tommi NYAC II A2007
2 Hawrot, James E. RIFAC A2007
3 Tsinis, Alex NYAC II A2006 A2007
3 Lukacs, Atilla NSFC A2007
5 Bostick, Andrew MEDEO FC B2006 A2007
6 Kelly, Brent UNAT A2006 A2007
7 Saitoc, Tudor NYAC A2006 A2007
8 Kaull, James CHEVY CHS A2007
9 Zucker, Noah FC A2005
10 Ridge, John BCAF A2007
11 Fiederlein, Andrew FC A2007
12 Feldschuh, Michael NYAC A2003
13 Vomero, Nicholas NYAC A2006
14 Holtz, Donovan WESTBROOK B2006 B2007
15 Oshima, Marc NYAC II B2007
16 Rossi, Michael FAW C2007 B2007
17 Vaksman, Stan NYAC A2007
18 Rodney, Adam WESTBROOK A2006
19 Normile, Jon NYAC A2004
20 Cimet, Charles MISSIONFC B2006
21 Amanquah, Kwabena FCLI B2007
22 Abend, Alex NYAC A2007
23 Miller, Pearson FC B2006
24 Osborne, Jacob GBFC A2006
25 Fink, Joel FAP B2007
26 Spear, William UNAT C2007
27 Aufrichtig, Michael NYAC II A2006
28 Aycock, Christopher UNAT C2003
29 Bartlett, Jonathan NYAC II A2006
30 Way, Joseph FAP A2007
31 Pereira, Travis NSFC B2006
32 Romero, Javier CANDLWOOD C2007
33 Richards, Daniel HLSB YMCA B2007
34 Pipkin, Joseph UNAT B2005
35 Pho, Eric FC B2005
36 Lewis, Kyle MEDEO FC B2005
37 Joseph, Jeremiah FC A2005
38 Elfassy, Michael NYAC A2006
39 Short, Salim LILOV FA C2007
40 McGuire, Kelly PCFA B2006
41 Brumby, Maximilian CHEVY CHS B2007
42 Dannhauser, William CANDLWOOD E2006 E2007
43 Tishman, Tom MEDEO FC B2006
44 Delaney, Alex NJFA B2006
45 Fishler, Cliff NSFC C2007
46 Turoff, Alexander FISHKILL B2007
47 O'Reilly, Robert FAP E2006 E2007
48 Powell, Alexander LILOV FA B2007
49 Stephenson, Anne CHEVY CHS B2005
50 Robitzski, David BCAF E2007
51 Jorgensen, Cindy NYAC B2007
52 Dacis, Marvin FCLI C2007
53 McGeveran, Sean FCLI B2007
53 Wang, Derek OSC B2007
55 Ciganek, Heather NYAC C2006
56 Titan, Ashley FC B2007
57 Bram, Richard ISLAND FA E2006
58 Short, Skip LILOV FA E2006
59 Miglin, Dan UNAT E2007
60 Czerechowski, Piotr POL-AM FS C2006
61 Dawes, Lisa NSFC C2006
62 Crouch, Will NCFDP C2004
63 McCarthy, Conor NYAC U
64 Melworm, Robert HLSB YMCA U
65 Greene, Hazel NSFC U
Thanks to everybody for a great season!
Jonathan
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