Nov. 7, 2005

Philadelphia,Pa. - The University of North Carolina women's fencing team had top ten finishers in all three weapons on Saturday at Temple Open. Courtney Krolikoski finished 10th in epee, Meghan Morris finished eight in foil, while both Jennifer Kling and Jennifer Ritchey finished seventh and 10th in sabre competition. Sabre fencer Jennifer Clark also had a strong performance with an 11th place finish.

In the men's competition Tar Heel sabre fencers Robert Zeichman and Joe Pipkin completed Sunday's competion with a third and sixth place finish, respectively. In the epee rounds, Carolina's Benton Heimsath tied for third with Collin Sullivan of Haverford.

Twenty-eight colleges and universities were represented at the Temple Open with 218 entries in the women's contest alone. UNC will next compete on Saturday, November, 19th and 20th at the Dual Meets at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

Top Ten Temple Open Women's Epee Results:

1. Erica Waichman- Cornell

3. Kira Hohensee- Princeton

3. Brianna Ferrara- Temple University

5. Brenna Rabel- Drew

6. Melissa Forsythe- Temple University

7. Megan Luteran- Penn State

8. Katherine Cook- Penn State

9. Meghan Phair- Cornell

10. Courtney Krolikoski - North Carolina

Carolina Women's Epee Results:

26. Rachel Eschenbach

43. Robin Coulter

63. Sallie Lampron

65. Irene Norman

68. Ari Prior-Grosch

Top Ten Temple Open Women's Foil Results:

2.Sabrina Shapiro- Temple University

3.Jenna Remmert- Temple University

3.Zoya Abdikulova- Penn

5.Nina Gernes- Temple University

6.Samantha Myles- Temple University

7. Ilana Sinkin- Penn

8. Meghan Morris - North Carolina

9. Kathleen Reckling- Columbia

10. Maryanne Forsythe- Temple University

Carolina Women's Foil Results:

24. Jessica Wacker

28. Rachel Hylton

29. Katie Rebich

35. Detra Euland

39. Ranee Kumar

46. Christine Lee

50. Meredith Peck

53. Genie Ko

65. Paige Hill

Top Ten Temple Open Women's Sabre Results

1.Halli Melnitsky- Haverford

2.Allison Schafer- Duke

3.Kristine Jones- Temple University

3.Ashlee Phillips- Temple University

5. Emma Nostrand- Drew

6. Keri Ecker- Temple University

7. Jennifer Kling - North Carloina

8. Alexandra Heiss- Cornell

9. Cassandra Partyka- Penn

10. Jennifer Ritchey - North Carolina

Carolina Women's Sabre Results:

11. Jennifer Clark

31. Monica Kim

33. Jordan Price

40. Nikki McCoy

Top Ten Temple Open Men's Sabre Results

1.Joseph Milliron- Penn State

2.Matthew Kolasa- Penn

3.Robert Zeichman- North Carolina

3.J Liu- Drew

5.Dana Sanford- Drew

6.Joe Pipkin- North Carolina

7.Andrew Hull- Rutgers

8.David Leffler- Princeton

9.Hal Emmer- Penn

10.Aaron Fernandes- Johns Hopkins

Carolina Men's Sabre Results

12.Travis Wherry

13.Will Randolph

17.Bryan Jones

25.Banshion Simmons

44.Daniel Dore

Top Ten Temple Open Men's Foil Results

1.Ron Berkowsky- Penn

2.Jesse Schabilia- Rutgers

3.Mike Galligan- Penn

3.Alex Kao- NYU

5.Sergio Hey-Colon- Penn State

6.Janos Gasparin- Penn State

7.Adeniyi Williams- Penn State

8.DiNapoli Wmerson- Penn State

9.Alex Goldenberg- Johns Hopkins

10.David Ferguson- Johns Hopkins

Carolina Men's Foil Results

16.Trent Hazzard

21.Jamie Lawrence

26.Steven Loy

30.Michael Dore

34.Micah Prendergast

37.Jamaal Green

58.Sean Burrus

60.Seth Ingersoll

62.Eric Gardner

64.Brendan Kereiakes

75.Joseph Brannock

Top Ten Temple Open Men's Epee Results

1.Ben Wieder- UPenn

2.Ted Lauzen- Duke

3.Benton Heimsath- North Carolina

3.Collin Sullivan- Haverford

5.Adrian Pacia- Rutgers

6.Mitchell Lane- Clemson

7.Nevin King- Penn State

8.Dan Zielinski- Johns Hopkins

9.Tommi Hurme- Princeton

10.Sam Monk- Penn

Carolina Men's Epee Results

12.Nathan Danneman

17.Mike Burkhart

24.Ben Gellis

57.Lewis Ball