Olympians Compete, and Win, at the Tim Morehouse Eli and Ziad Saber Cup

Port Chester, NY (Jan 1, 2023) — Tim Morehouse Fencing Club kicked off the new year with its second annual Eli and Ziad Saber cup.

It was Olympians galore in the main event - Men’s Open Saber - with 64 fencers participating and representing eight different countries. Ultimately, 10 ratings were awarded or renewed at the tournament.

The day started with Division III Mixed Saber. Twenty fencers, representing three countries, waged battle on the strips in Westchester. Gold was awarded to Durkan Fencing’s Kyle Stamis, who also renewed his D rating.

Senior Women’s Saber was next, with Tim Morehouse’s teen overachiever Brynnley McKee taking gold.

The Men’s Open Saber kicked off with nine supersized pools, each one seemingly more competitive than the other. The top eight after pools were ultimately the top eight in the finals, but there were tense moments as they sorted themselves out.

Top seed after pools, Mohamed Amer made it through three rounds of Direct Eliminations before being taken out by fourth seed Olympian Eli Dershwitz. Third seed Olympian Ziad Elsissy took out Olympian Khalil Thompson 15-12 to make the semi-finals.

Elsissy and Dershwitz made the final in the World Cup-level competition between the leading saber fencers from Egypt and the USA. Elsissy prevailed to win the gold with his unexpected high kicks, stutter steps and all-around unpredictability.

Tim Morehouse cadet fencer Robert Wang deserves a special call-out. He was the only student to crack the top eight and hang tough with the Olympians and world-class fencers.

What a way to start the year. Congratulations fencers, coaches and parents, and Happy New Year to all.

Division III Mixed Saber/20

• 1st - Kyle Stamis, Durkan Fencing Academy, earned D23 rating

• 2nd - Erick Shi, TMFC

• 3T - Kevin Liu, Bergen Fencing Club, earned E23 rating

• 3T - Massimo Tozzi, TMFC, earned E23 rating

• 5th - Walter Erenhouse, Shoreline Fencing Club

• 6th - Shao Zhu, Integrity Fencing Studio

• 7th - Oliver Tsao, Manhattan Fencing Center

• 8th - Eric Ruiz, TMFC

• 9 - Ethan Gullo

• 10 - Coco Guven, TMFC

• 11 - Peter Kunz, TMFC

• 12 - Blake Erenhause, BlakeShoreline Fencing Club

• 13 - Ryan Waxler, TMFC

• 14 - Connor Chung, TMFC

• 15 - Ethan Tan, Western Reserve Academy

• 16 - Maximilian Buck, TMFC

• 17 - Martin Stone, TMFC

• 18 - Jacob Berger, Bergen Fencing Club

• 19 - Olivia Mermegas, TMFC

• 20 - Alister Tsao, Shoreline Fencers Club

Senior Women’s Saber/4

• 1st - Brynnley McKee, TMFC

• 2nd - Sofia Schaible, TMFC

• 3T - Coco Guven, TMFC

• 3T - Kate Sierra, Atlantic Fencing Academy

Senior Men’s Saber/64

• 1st - Ziad Elsissy, TMFC, earned A23 rating

• 2nd - Eli Dershwitz, TMFC

• 3T - Eyad Marouf, TMFC, earned B23 rating

• 3T - Mohamed Amer

• 5th - Christopher Cheney

• 6th - Khalil Thompson, Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc.

• 7th - Robert Wang, TMFC

• 8th - Jonah Shainberg, Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy

• 9 - Zaheer Booth, Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc.

• 10 - Mamoudou Keita, TMFC, earned D23 rating

• 11 - Rafael “Fito” Western, TMFC

• 12 - Shaun Kim, TMFC

• 13 - Christopher Cortez, Integrity Fencing Studio

• 14T - Babacar Keita, TMFC, earned D23 rating

• 14T - Evan Chen, Durkan Fencing Academy

• 16 - Timothy Morehouse, TMFC

• 17 - Justin Miclaus, Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy

• 18 - Jason Bae, Boston Fencing Club

• 19 - Gabriel Babayev, Stamford Fencing Center

• 20 - Domenic Bartolo, Mission Fencing Center

• 21 - Andrew Deng, Integrity Fencing Studio

• 22 - Samuel Gualtero, TMFC, earned E23 rating

• 23 - Nazir Primus, Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc.

• 24 - Giulio Formenti, Manhattan Fencing Center, earned E23 rating

• 25 - Gabriel McCarthy, TMFC

• 26 - Connor Chung, TMFC, earned E23 rating

• 27 - Adam Barnett, Durkan Fencing Academy

• 28 - Jeremiah Ng, Durkan Fencing Academy

• 29 - Noah Zeng, Lilov Fencing Academy

• 30 - Vijay Ganta, Cobra Fencing Club

• 31 - Ahmed “Hamdy” Refaee, TMFC

• 32 - Matthew Kim, TMFC

• 33 - Erick Shi, TMFC

• 34 - Roshan Cadambi, Durkan Fencing Academy

• 35 - Kevin Liu, Bergen Fencing Club

• 36 - Kyle Stamis, Durkan Fencing Academy

• 37 - Brynnley McKee, TMFC

• 38 - Kevin Yuan, Atlantic Fencing Academy

• 39T - Seth Waxler, TMFC

• 39T - Samuel Sugiura, TMFC

• 41 - Ethan Babayev, Stamford Fencing Cente

• 42 - Walter Erenhouse, Shoreline Fencing Club

• 43 - Matthew Fields, TMFC

• 44 - Justin Kahn, Candlewood Fencing Center

• 45 - Aaron Waxler, TMFC

• 46 - Ram Venu, Salle Auriol

• 47 - Sofia Schaible, TMFC

• 48 - Coco Guven, TMFC

• 49 - Nicole Lin, Texas Sabre Academy

• 50 - Charlie Zhu, Globus Fencing Academy

• 51 - Blake Erenhause, Shoreline Fencing Club

• 52T - Ethan Gullo

• 52T - Alister Tsao, Shoreline Fencers Club

• 54 - Massimo Tozzi, TMFC

• 55 - Martin Stone, TMFC

• 56 - Ethan Tan, Western Reserve Academy

• 57 - Kate Sierra, Atlantic Fencing Academy

• 58 - Ryan Waxler, TMFC

• 59 - Maximilian Buck, TMFC

• 60 - Eric Ruiz, TMFC

• 61T - Oliver Tsao, Manhattan Fencing Center

• 61T - Jacob Berger, Bergen Fencing Club

• 63 - Peter Kunz, TMFC

• 64 - Olivia Mermegas, TMFC