The Richmond SYC/NAC was Rich With Great Fencing from Tim Morehouse Fencers

Tournaments
Written By Connie Holen

Team Morehouse Women’s Foilists

Richmond, VA (Dec 1-4, 2023) — It was a weekend of great fencing from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club members, particularly the women’s foil fencers.

They dominated the Cadet Women’s Foil event at the December SYC/Division I North American Cup in Richmond. Ella Calise won the bronze medal, Iris Yang finished in seventh place and Grace Feng took eighth. In addition, Zizi Dai made the top-16 and Eleanor Li and Selena Zhang made the top-64.

And again in Junior Women’s Foil, Tim Morehouse dominated, led by Alina Zhang who won the bronze medal. Teammates Eleanor Li, Ella Calise and Iris Yang made the top-32. Zizi Dai and Grace Feng made the top-64.

Other top results include:

  • In Junior Women’s Saber, Madison Duckett won bronze.

  • In Division I Men’s Saber, Shaun Kim made the top-32. Filip Dolegiewicz, Matthew Fields and Gabriel McCarthy each made the top-64.

  • In Division I Women’s Foil, Alina Zhang and Grace Feng made the top-64.

  • In Division I Women’s Saber, Madison Four-Garcia made the top-64.

  • In Division I Men’s Foil, Mohamed Hassanin made the top-64.

  • In Cadet Men’s Saber, Ethan Kim won the silver medal. Connor Chung made the top-16. Gabriel McCarthy made the top-32 and Samuel Sugiura made the top-64.

  • In Cadet Women’s Saber, Varvara Mankova made the top-16.

  • In Cadet Men’s Foil, Philip Matsakh, Jonah Lee and Brendan Lee all made the top-32.

  • In Junior Men’s Saber, Gabriel McCarthy made the top-32 and Seth Waxler, the top-64.

  • In Junior Men’s Foil, Philip Matsakh made the top-64.

Congratulations fencers, coaches and families.

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club fencers competing in the December SJCC and Division I North American Cup:

Division I Men’s Foil/207

  • 36 - Mohamed Hassanin

  • 79 - Jonah Lee

  • 89T - Nickolas Rusadze

  • 118T - Philip Matsakh

  • 131T - Brendan Lee

  • 171 - Leon Shapiro

Division I Women’s Saber/104

  • 34 - Madison Four-Garcia

  • 72 - Brynnley McKee

  • 67 - Madison Duckett

Cadet Men’s Saber/150

  • 2nd - Ethan Kim

  • 14 - Connor Chung

  • 21 - Gabriel McCarthy

  • 36T - Samuel Sugiura

  • 96 - Aram Clark

  • 102 - Alexander Francois

  • 133 - Viraat Sarwahi

Division I Women’s Foil/130

  • 41 - Alina Zhang

  • 50 - Grace Feng

  • 85 - Iris Yang

  • 103 - Eleanor Li

  • 114 - Zizi Dai

  • 121 - Ella Calise

Division I Men’s Saber/183

  • 19 - Shaun Kim

  • 33 - Filip Dolegiewicz

  • 38T - Matthew Fields

  • 64 - Gabriel McCarthy

  • 87 - Robert Wang

  • 102 - Ethan Kim

  • 126 - Seth Waxler

  • 130 - Alexander Francois

  • 132 - Connor Chung

  • 152T - Samuel Sugiura

Cadet Men’s Foil/165

  • 18 - Philip Matsakh

  • 19 - Jonah Lee

  • 23 - Brendan Lee

  • 73 - Leon Shapiro

Junior Women’s Foil/133

  • 3T - Alina Zhang

  • 22 - Eleanor Li

  • 25 - Ella Calise

  • 27 -Iris Yang

  • 51T - Zizi Dai

  • 60 - Grace Feng

  • 73 - Catherine Zhou

  • 77 - Selena Zhang

Junior Women’s Saber/154

  • 3T - Madison Duckett

  • 99 - Varvara Mankova

  • 107T - Olivia Mermegas

Junior Men’s Foil/214

  • 33 - Philip Matsakh

  • 119 - Jonah Lee

  • 136 - Brendan Lee

  • 168 - Leon Shapiro

Junior Men’s Saber/213

  • 19 - Gabriel McCarthy

  • 64 - Seth Waxler

  • 68 - Connor Chung

  • 84 - Samuel Sugiura

  • 85 - Ethan Kim

  • 103T - Alexander Francois

  • 120 - Matthew Fields

  • 191 - Aram Clark

Cadet Women’s Foil/96

  • 3T - Ella Calise

  • 7th - Iris Yang

  • 8th - Grace Feng

  • 9 - Zizi Dai

  • 38 - Eleanor Li

  • 56 - Selena Zhang

Cadet Women’s Saber/108

  • 9 - Varvara Mankova

  • 86 - Olivia Mermegas

Connie Holen

Connie Holen is a Digital Strategist, Certified Mindbody Business Consultant, Google Search Certified Marketer and Squarespace Circle Platinum Partner specializing in web design for yoga, Pilates, fitness, and wellness studios. As the founder of Pixality Design, she has helped 300+ boutique studio owners build clean, modern, and easy-to-manage Squarespace websites that integrate seamlessly with scheduling software (Mindbody, Mariana Tek, Walla, Momence, and more). Connie’s work focuses on local SEO, brand strategy, and creating websites that not only look beautiful but also attract new clients and support long-term studio growth.

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