Dec. 3, 2006

DETROIT - The Wayne State University men's fencing team claimed two of the three individual titles at the 2006 Istvan Danosi/Michigan Open hosted by WSU on Sunday at the Matthaei.

Senior Bobby Smith (Hillsborough, N.J.) and freshman Slava Zingerman (Israel) won their fourth and first Michigan Open titles while Detroit Mercy's Craig Budzynski won for the second straight year.

Men's Epee (19 competitors)

1) Slava Zingerman, Wayne State
2) Drew Harroun, Michigan
3) Dan Weckstein, Michigan
4) Bill Kolodzey, Michigan
5) Brian Jones, Detroit
6) Matt Bonner, Michigan
7) Vaughn Alevras, Detroit
8) Steve Znoy, Wayne State
9) Mike Bakotich, Detroit
T10) Merek Leo Roman, Michigan State
T10) Andrew Kerbrat, Detroit
12) Ben Rubenstein, Michigan State
13) Dan Milz, Michigan
14) Chris Walsh, Michigan State
15) Eric Carlson, Michigan State
16) David Lehmann, Michigan
17) Joseph Cordes, Detroit
18) Neil Dhingra, Michigan
19) Eric Booker, Michigan State

Zingerman defeated Weckstein in semifinals and Harroun 15-3 in final; Harroun defeated Kolodzey 15-14 in semifinals; Weckstein won third-place bout 15-7. Two-time defending champion Marek Petraszek was unable to compete due to an injury.

Men's Foil (12 competitors)

1) Craig Budzynski, Detroit - Second straight year as Michigan Open Champion
2) Jamie Gawecki, Detroit
3) Sean O'Brien, Michigan
4) Justin Johnson, Michigan State
5) Justin Schaudt, Michigan State
6) Mario Romero, Michigan
7) Dave Baron, Michigan
8) Peter Chokley, Michigan
9) Michal Brichacek, Wayne State
10) Brandon Isaac, Wayne State
11) Thomas Baker, Michigan State
12) Cyrus Feldman, Wayne State

Budzynski defeated O'Brien 15-10 in semifinals and Gawecki 15-12 in final; Gawecki defeated Johnson 15-13 in semifinals; O'Brien won third-place bout 15-11.

Men's Sabre (13 competitors)

1) Bobby Smith, Wayne State - Fourth consecutive Michigan Open Title
2) Jarek Jelinek, Detroit
3) Leif Knag, Michigan 4) Doug Sollman, Detroit
5) Patrick Tomlimson, Wayne State
6) Blake Rowley, Michigan
7) Brent Tluczek, Michigan State
8) John Leefers, Michigan State
9) Jeffrey Mann, Michigan State
10) Ryan Wagoner, Michigan State
11) Marc Stewart, Michigan
12) Evangelos Foutris, Detroit
13) Nicholas Pointek, Michigan State

Smith defeated Knag 15-3 in semifinals and Jelinek 15-11 in final; Jelinek defeated Sollman 15-3 in semifinals; Knag won third-place bout 15-12.