tournament wrap up

Hello All,
Our tournament last week ran smoothly and we had perfect weather. Everyone had a good time. There were quite a bit of supprises and upsets. Abby Esterly proved to be a major competitor. Not doing well in pools, seated only 17 and then eliminating the #1 seed in the round of 16. Marston represented our club well seeding #3 out of pools. Fencing very well until he was defeated by Don Scott in the round of 8, in a very close contest. Also worth mentioning is that Branham and Michael Talton did not fence each other in the DE's. The podium finishers were #1 Paul Perkins from Cape Fear Fencing Association, #2 Don Scott from Down East Fencers, #3 was shared by Micheal Kinney Cape Fear Fencing Association and Joseph Abernathy East Carolina University. Also winning the award for last person registered was Michael Doughty from North Carolina State University. The only criticism I received was that the bathrooms were not easily accessible. Other than that everyone enjoyed the venue at Jack's Island. We will have to discuss if we want to use that venue again. The complaint I have with the location is it is not accessible to regular pedestrian traffic. We need to decide for our outdoor epee tournament if we want to just consider a beautiful venue or public exposure.