Oct. 20, 2005

The University of North Carolina men's and women's fencing teams will open their 2005-06 season on the campus of Penn State University at the Garret Open. Action in the two-day event begins Saturday with the women's weapons and concludes Sunday with the men's competition.

Women's fencers will compete in the foil at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, the epee at 10 a.m. and the sabre at 12 noon. Men's teams will compete on Sunday, with the foil starting at 8:30 a.m., the epee at 10 a.m. and the sabre at 12 noon. All competition will take place in the Penn State fencing rooms in the White Building on campus.

The Carolina travel squad for the 2005-06 season include

Men:

Mike Burkhart--Epee

Alex Ferrer--Epee

Ben Gellis--Epee

Benton Heimsath--Epee

Nathan Danneman--Epee

Lewis Ball--Epee

Micah Prendergast--Foil

Jamaal Green--Foil

Steven Loy--Foil

Michael Dore--Foil

Travis Wherry--Sabre

Will Randolph--Sabre

D.J. Dore--Sabre

Banshion Simmons--Sabre

Jamie Lawrence and Bryan Jones are not travelling this weekend.

Women:

Courtney Krolikoski--Epee

Sallie Lampron--Epee

Robin Coulter--Epee

Rachel Eschenbach--Epee

Ari Prior-Grosch--Epee

Jacquie Harkema--Epee

Katie Rebich--Foil

Jessica Wacker--Foil

Meghan Morris--Foil

Rachel Hylton--Foil

Detra Euland--Foil

Jennifer Ritchey--Sabre

Jennifer Clack--Sabre

Kim Topley--Sabre

Nikki McCoy--Sabre

The Tar Heels will return to action on November 5-6 at the Temple Open.