Mendham Friday Evening Division IV Epee

Mendham Friday Evening Division IV Epee Registrations are CLOSED as of Monday, October 12. There are no walk-in registrations. Sponsored by: Absolute Fencing Gear www.AbsoluteFencingGear.com Slipp-Nott, www.Slipp-Nott.com Venue: Mountain View School, 100 Dean Road, Mendham, NJ 07945 Enter the building by going all the way to the back along the right hand side of the building. Events Scheduled: E and under Senior Women's Epee; Check-in closes at 6:00 PM; Entry Fee is $30.99 E and under Senior Men's Epee; Check-in closes at 6:00 PM; Entry Fee is $30.99 'Senior' means all competitors are at least 13-years-old on January 1, 2010. Our goal is to run two D-1 rated events and hand-out 8 shiny, new USFA ratings. See the USFA competition classification chart: http://askfred.net/Info/eventClass.php Format of both events: Pools of 5, 6 or 7 fencers. 100% of competitors promoted to a direct elimination table of 15-touch bouts, which is fenced down to the winner. There is a no fence-off for third place. Engraved medals out to 3rd place. Men, 22 competitors. 4 pools, 2 pools of 6 competitors each, 2 pools of 5 each. 100% promoted to the direct elimination table, which is fenced down to the winner with no fence-off for third place. There will be 10 byes in the round of 32. The winner will earn or renew his E-rating. Women, 12 competitors, 2 pools of 6 fencers each. 100% promoted to the DE table, which is fenced down to a winner without a fence-off for third. There will be 4 byes in the round of 16. The winner will earn her E-rating. Referees, 1 needed for every 6 fencers: Rachel Rowe, Piotr Czerechowski, Jeffrey Tishman, Tom Tishman, Patric Wallace, Skip Short, Dan Merchant Bout Committee: Patric Wallace, Tom Tishman Additional Information:

USFA membership is required. Competitors can join USFA at check-in.

There will be no walk-in registrations. Competitors must register and pay $30.99 online thru FRED's secure server from GeoTrust. Those who register without paying will have their registrations deleted without further explanation. All paid registrations are manually approved and do not show immediately in the registration list. We check secondary club or school affiliation, USFA member status and USFA member #. If you will be joining at the door, just put in a single digit in the USFA membership # field.

Refunds To obtain a refund, do 2 things: 1) Send an e-mail to Club President Tom Tishman at and Club Treasurer Patric Wallace at patric@thewallacegroupinc.com with the reason why you deserve a refund and your address. 2) Delete your registration from the registration list thru the MyFRED dropdown menu. Refund requests will only be considered from those who cancel BEFORE the tournament in enough time for us to adjust our referee logistics.

Check-in closes promptly at 6:00pm. Fencing does not have access to the school until 5:15. Please do not enter the school before then.

Full uniform including knickers, long socks and plastron required.

Check your weapons; Weights and shims will be used. Questions? Call Tom Tishman at Acknowledgements: Mendham Fencing Club would like to thank:

The NJ Interscholastic Fencing Association for lending us their laptop computer and printer to manage the competition electronically.

Absolute Fencing Gear of Bridgewater; the Striano, Short and Wallace families of Mendham; the Verona and Jung families of Chester; and the Mendham HS Fencing Parents' Association. This tournament would not be possible without the electrical scoring machines, reels, and floor cables they've graciously lent or donated to The Club.

The Board of Education of the Borough of Mendham for use of Mountain View School's Gym and Cafeteria.

The competitors from 26 different fencing clubs in eight different USFA Divisions who've supported our efforts to bring Friday Evening competitions to the NJ fencing scene. ______________________________________________________ For internal use only: Expenses: Sub Sandwiches: $50.18, Sub Pub Engraved Medals: $69.69, TJ Sportwide Painter's Tape: $53.10, Mendham Plywood Soda, Gatorade & Ice: $16.05, King's Total: $189.02