Texas Tech Open 2005

The 5th annual Texas Tech Open will be held January 22 and 23, 2005 at the Exercise Sciences Center on Texas Tech University campus. For directions please visit the Double T Fencing Clubs website at www.doubletfencing.homestead.com and follow the link on the front page. Cost: $25 registration fee ($15 if registered by January 15,2005) $10 per event and $10 per team member. A rated fencers fence for free B rated fencers have registration fee waived Team events will be held simultaneously on Sunday Jan 23, 2005. Fencers may fence on either team epee or team foil but not both. There must be three fencers to a team with a maximum of four. Team registration. To register your team go to the pre-registration page. At the top is a link that says "Looking for Team events?" Click on the link and you can register your team. Team names can be submitted at the event but fencers for a team must be registered under the team registration section. Team Event Format Old Style format. Teams of three fencers alternate optional. Fence round robin against oposing team for a total of 9 five touch bouts. Team that wins most bouts wins the match. ( Teams can fence short (meaning a team of just 2) but forfit any bouts they can't field a fencer for) Team Epee will be self refereed. Team Foil will be refereed with local and outside referees. Events Format All Events (except team events) will be 1 round of pools with 100% advance to DE's with no Repecharge. Most Epee pools will be self refereed. Almost all Foil pools will be refereed by local and outside referees. Proof of USFA membership is required at registration. Membership can be placed at registration. Fencers are required to fence in proper fencing attire. USFA rules will be applied. Times listed are close of registration. Payment due at registration. (Please only register if you are sure you will be attending.) Sat. Jan 22, 2005 Mixed Open Foil - 9:30 am Mixed Open Sabre -1:30pm Mixed Open Epee- 3:00pm Sun. Jan 23, 2005 Team Epee and Team Foil- 8:30 Events Scheduled: Mixed Epee Mixed Foil Mixed Saber Mixed Team Epee Mixed Team Foil Hotels: These are the closest hotels to the venue. If you tell them you are staying for a Texas Tech event they will give you a discounted rate. Lubbock Inn 3901 19th St Lubbock, TX 806-792-5181 Toll Free 800 545 8226 Four Points Sheraton Hotel http://www.fourpoints.com/lubbock 505 Avenue Q Lubbock, TX 806-747-0171 Fax: 806-747-9243 Hawthorne Suites, LTD 2515 19th Street Lubbock, TX 806-765-8900