Today UTS Fencing Club was awarded NSW Grand Prix ‘Champion club for Open and Veteran categories 2019’. Juanita and Dom were there to accept the award on behalf of the club.
The Club’s last night of training will be Wednesday 18th of December, and training resumes on Monday 13th of January. To all our fencers, have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year’s break – and see you in 2020!!
Hi everyone – there will be no training on Saturday 26th and Monday the 28th of January due to the Australia Day long weekend.
The PDF is available as a download link below – please read and enjoy 🙂
Open Men’s foil  – Silver: Andrey Tyshchenko
Open Women’s foil – Bronze: Julia Lyaschenko & Alicia Tyshchenko
Open Men’s Epee  – Bronze: Lachlan Fitzgerald
Veteran Men’s Foil – Silver: Michael Prince
Veteran Men’s Epee – Bronze: Chris Nonis
(beneath Alumni Green and adjacent to the existing UTS Fitness Centre, CB04)
Registration: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=408699
Cost per program: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UTS students: $80, UTS Staff: $90, Public: $120
What to bring: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All participants should wear long tracksuit pants, T-shirt, sport shoes and bring along a leather or cotton gardening glove for their dominant hand.
Session structure:           Structured training, participants will learn the foundation technique, skills, strategy and rules of modern competitive fencing. Suitable for fencers with experience from beginning to intermediate level.  For more information contact contactus@utsfencing.com
Dates:  Thursday (9th Aug, 16th Aug, 23rd Aug, 30th Aug, 13th Sept, 20th Sept ) –note there is no session on 9th Sept
Session Time:   4:00pm – 5.30pm;
Number of session: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6
Karen and Katherine Wang were also selected to represent NSW A in the Cadet Women’s Epee Team which won Gold in the team event, while Alisa put in a big effort in both U/15 Girls Foil Team and Cadet Women’s Foil Team, earning a Silver as well as a Gold medal in the process.
U/15 Australian Championships
Girls Foil
Gold: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alisa Tyshchenko
Boys Sabre:
5th place: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ethan Kwan
11th place: Â Â Â Â Â Matius Posumah
Girls Team Foil
Silver: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alisa Tyshchenko (NSW A)
Boys Team Sabre:
Bronze: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ethan Kwan, Matius Posumah (NSW B)
Cadet Australian Championships
Women’s Epee
Gold: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Karen Nonis
9th place: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Katherine Wang
Women’s Foil
13th place: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alisa Tyshchenko
Men’s Sabre
21st place:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nicholas Yuen
23rd place: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Adrian Leong
24th place:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ethan Kwan
Women’s Foil Team
Gold: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alisa Tyshchenko (NSW A)
Women’s Epee Team
Gold: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Karen Nonis, Katherine Wang (NSW A)
- A funding grant of up to $500 towards study costs per year for the duration of the scholarship;
- Subsidies for state and national competition entry fees;
- UTS Fencing training programs
- Junior Scholarship recipients who go on to enrol into a degree coursework program at UTS in 2019 will be provided an additional year of grant funding, up to $500 toward study costs. The terms and conditions of the Vice-Chancellor’s Junior Scholarship will apply during such period.
For all information on application criteria and instructions on how to apply, please download the Scholarship document available at the link below. NOTE: The due date of application for the inaugural UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Junior Fencing Scholarships has been extended to Friday 13th July 20188
UTS Fencing 2018 VC junior scholarships 31052018.pdf
*We would like to thank our Patron UTS Vice-Chancellor Professor Attila Brungs for his very generous support for the Fencing Club
- Firstly, congratulations to the following fencers, who achieved top 3 finishes in the veteran events Queensland:
Min Yi Du: 1st                     (Women’s Veteran Sabre)
Julia Lyaschenko: 1st       (Women’s Veteran Foil)
Andrey Tyshchenko: 1st   (Men’s Veteran Foil)
Melissa Yeung 2nd            (Women’s Veteran Sabre)
Annabelle Ballard 3rd          (Women’s Veteran Foil
Julie Seggie: 3rd                (Veteran Women’s Epee)
Radu Vintila : 3rd                      (Veteran Men’s Sabre)
- In the Under 23 Women’s Epee event, Karen Nonis achieved 3rd place
- In the Open competitions the club also did well, with good results from the following UTS fencers:
Karen Nonis  –  5th in Women’s Open Epee
Alisa Tyshchenko – 11th place in Women’s Open Foil
Julia Lyaschenko – 14th place in Women’s Open Foil
Lachlan Fitzgerald – 14th place in Men’s Open Epee
Min Yi Du – 9th place in Women’s Open Sabre
Well done, everyone! (photos later…)