OCD 2009-01 Epee

A09!! woot!

Tournament:	OCD January 2009
Location:	CSU Long Beach
Event:	Open Mixed Epee
Event Class:	A2
Date:	Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 12:00 PM

1 Hershberger, Aric Swashbucklers ORCST B08 A09
of 30

Pool #4		1	2	3	4	5	6		V	TS	TR	Ind	Pl
Contway, Cody (NFFC)	1		D2	V5	V5	V5	V5		4	22	16	+6	2
Fernandez, Sergio (FORTUNE)	2	V5		V5	V5	D1	V5		4	21	18	+3	3
Quiroz, Ruben (ARROW)	3	D1	D4		V5	D4	D2		1	16	24	-8	6
Laurie, Anami (MACBEAN)	4	D3	D3	D4		D4	V5		1	19	23	-4	4
Hershberger, Aric (SWASH)	5	D4	V5	V5	V5		V5		4	24	15	+9	1
Sandler, Jordan (LAIFC)	6	D3	D4	V5	D3	D1			1	16	22	-6	5

seed tie for 4th, just barely won the pool Me, Cody & Sergio all had 4 victories, I beat Sergio, he beat Cody, Cody beat me.

DEs
1st DE (29) Bailey, Creston - C05 vs (4T) Hershberger, Aric - B08 6 - 15
2nd DE (20) Laurie, Anami - U vs (4T) Hershberger, Aric - B08 6 - 15 again, Laurie was doing quite well, he beat an A in his first DE. I'd fenced him previously, and in the pool earlier so I actually did think there would be any problem.
3rd DE (4T) Pingel, Thomas - B08 vs (4T) Hershberger, Aric - B08 13 - 15 made me work, but I'd been watching him earlier which I think was helpful. My fletches landed more often than his, but we both probably over did them.
4th DE (9) Brown, Alec - C08 vs (4T) Hershberger, Aric - B08 14 - 15 lots of doubles made it go very quick, we were I think 13 - 14 at the first break, and I think I won on a double. I out-reached him a bit, but when he rushed in there was still usually a double. I think I surprised him a few times with my reach on the attacks where he thought he should have gotten a double.
5th DE (4T) Hershberger, Aric - B08 vs. (7) Tovmasyan, Vahram - B08 15 - 14. He was kicking butt all the way, had given up at most 9 points previously. I only saw his last bout vs. Clawson, Brian and Tovmasyan has a very fast very strong sweeping take repost, either up or down, and Brian was getting in far too close. He also likes to sit way down at his end of the strip. So my main strategy was to let him go back there and attack from as far away as I could while still staying out of range, lots of lunging and leaping back. When he got my blade firmly I was lost, but a few times I was far enough out that I could slip out of his take and still get a touch - really by luck mostly it was nearly a flat hit - at least 2 or 3 of those, including the last one. We did have a few doubles I think, but not many. My best hits were keeping low lunging in under his sweep and touching his thigh. I think I got at least 5 or 6 of those. And one hand touch, and once being in place for his attack and him running his bicep onto my point. The fletches I tried, I think I got one, he got 2 or 3 on his repost, and I got past a few times with no touches. He was mostly ahead or even the whole way up I may have gotten ahead once or twice but not for long. I was getting worried at the end my lunges were getting shorter, I was getting tired and I'd been getting a cramp in my front thigh starting the previous bout, which made me have to get in closer to touch. The last touch I went in for the thigh but not with a lunge, he caught it but not fully, I slipped off his blade and bounced the tip off his chest while he twisted and tried his repost but caught on my bell, a bit of luck really. And boy was he loud...
I had a nice cheering section, Cody, Sergio, and Sam were all there. Plus about 30 guys waiting for us to finish up so they could play basketball... :)

Place	Name	Club	Div	Ratin	Earned
1	Hershberger, Aric	Swashbucklers	ORCST	B08	A09
2	Tovmasyan, Vahram	Swords	SOCAL	B08	B09
3T	Clawson, Brian	No Fear Fencing Club	ORCST	A07
3T	Brown, Alec	Fencing Academy of Nevada	NV	C08	B09
5	Alexander, Charles	No Fear Fencing Club	SND	A09
6	Riviere, Paul	Encinitas Fencing Academy	SND	B08
7	Pingel, Thomas	Presidio	SOCAL	B08
8	Arutyunhynts, Artyoms	San Diego Fencing Center	SND	B08
9	Lu, Peter	UCLA Fencing Club	SOCAL	C08
10	Contway, Cody	No Fear Fencing Club	ORCST	C08
11	Fernandez, Sergio	Fortune Fencing	ORCST	A07
12	Qureshi, Samir	Fortune Fencing	SOCAL	D09
13	Hewitt, Frank	Cabrillo Academy of the Sword	SND	B08
14	Magner, Jon	No Fear Fencing Club	SND	B07
15	Winton, Guy	San Diego Fencing Center	SND	D08
16	Laurie, Anami	Salle MacBean	SNBER	U
17	Gegan, Natalie	Los Angeles International FC	SOCAL	A09
18	Walton, Curran	La Jolla Golden Blades	SND	U
19	Wang, Eric	UCLA Fencing Club	SOCAL	U
20	Carson, Iain	Swords	SOCAL	C08
21	Salter, Alexander	Fortune Fencing	ORCST	U
22	Boisson, Oceane	Unattached (or unknown)	SOCAL	B08
23	Sandler, Jordan	Los Angeles International FC	SOCAL	C08
24	Quiroz, Ruben	Arrowhead Fencing Club	SNBER	E08
25T	Lee, Thomas	South Coast Fencing Center	ORCST	U
25T	Fernandez, Lucero	Fortune Fencing	SOCAL	U
27	Olson, Brian	Salle Couturier	ORCST	C07
28	Sahagian, Izzy	Los Angeles International FC	SOCAL	E08
29	Bailey, Creston	No Fear Fencing Club	NAT	C05
30	Windenburg, Kellie	Presidio	SOCAL	C07