Total of 22 fencers. I was in a pool of 6 bouts, against 3 U's and 3
E's.
I had a rather slow start- after going 0-4, I realized that I was
focused on attacking, rather than a balance of offense and defense- I
also was not focused on the target, since I was off-target too often.
In bout 5, I allowed my opponent to attack more, and got the parry-
reposte, winning 5-3 against Rebecca Chung, a young E fencer from
Virginia Academy of Fencing. The lowest person in the pool would not
move to the DE, so I needed another win- after being down 1-4 against
a lefty, I fought back to win, 5-4, squeeking into the DE.
Unfortunately, I lost my DE 7-15. In my pool, I faced several fencers
I met in the past, and several new. Included in my pool were Spahr (E
from Black Diamond), Mattie Condray (E from Virginia), and Rebecca
Chung (E). I was disappointed in the number of losses, but each event
is a learning experience.