Jacksonville Fencing Fioretto Fencing Academy

August 15, 2009 ----)----------------------

Fioretto Fencing Academy started the
2009-2010 training season with a
presentation at the Sports Fest in
Jacksonville Ice and Sportsplex (our
new training facility). In just one day, we
introduced more than two hundred local
residents to the sport of fencing!

October 11, 2009 ---)--------------------

Alisa Chernomashentsev won first place in
Division 3 Women's Foil ( 89 competitors ) at
the North American Cup in Des Moines, Iowa
and received a C09 rating. Alisa also took
fifth place in Division 2.
Congratulations!

October 24, 2009 ---)--------------------

Congratulations to Coach Alan for winning the
Tiger Open tournament (64 competitors) at
Clemson University, SC, and earning an A09
ranking.

November 1, 2009 ---)--------------------

Congratulations to Kaitlin Black and Rick
Schaffer. They won bronze medals at the
Gainesville Tournament.

November 11, 2009 ---)-------------------

Congratulations to the medalists Joshua Derbabian, Rick
Schaffer, Sam Brownell, Jeffery Hsu, Sergey Morozov,
Yooree Ha, Ariel Levites, Max Schaffer, and all who
participated in the FIORETTO Tournament on Veteran's Day.

Joshua Derbabian earned his E09 ranking! Congratulations!

December 12, 2009 ---)--------------------

Congratulations to all FIORETTO fencers who competed in
the December Duel 2009 (Junior Olympics Qualifier). We
brought home a total of eight medals!!! Alisa and Rachel
qualified for the Junior Olympics.

December 19, 2009 ---)-----------------

Congratulations to Adam Resch, winner of the
FIORETTO Youth Foil Tournament. Yooree Ha took
second place, and Sam Groblewski third place.

December 18, 2009 ---)--------------------

Congratulations to Rachel Erasmus, winner of the
FIORETTO Women's Foil Tournament. Michelle
McLanahan took second place, and Lauren Schaffer
and Kaitlin Black took third place.

January 16, 2010 ---)-------------------

Congratulations to Joshua Derbabian, bronze
medalist of the D&Under Foil event in Duel til You
Drop. He earned D10 rank. Alisa Chernomashentsev
took 1st place in Women's Foil.

January 24, 2010 ---)---------------------

Congratulations to Coach Alan for the 3rd place at The
38th Annual Geoff Elder Open in Statesboro,GA

March 5, 2010 ---)----------------------
Fioretto Div III Mixed Foil
Rick Schaffer took 1st place and earned E10, Joshua
Derbabian finished in second, Lucas Cherry and Rachel
Erasmus placed in 3rd. Congratulations to all !

February 13- 15, 2010 ----)------------------------
Junior Olympics, Memphis, TN
Alisa Chernomashentsev finished in the top 32, and earned
Junior and Cadets Nationals Points. Congratulations !

January 30, 2010 ---)------------------------
44th Annual Green Gator, Gainesville, FL
Congratulations to Joshua Derbabian, Alisa Chernomashentsev,
and Coach Alan. Alisa won Womens Foil, Josh took bronze in D &
Under Foil, and Coach Alan in Open Foil.

March 20, 2010 ---)----------------------
Jacksonville Beach Elementary School Presentation
We had a nice day on Saturday, Family Fitness Day at
the school , introducing young kids to the sport of
Fencing !

March 29, 2010 ---)------------------------
North American Cup E , Dallas, TX
Congratulations to Coach Alan for winning NAC
Veterans Men Foil and renewing his A rank! Alisa
Chernomashentsev finished in 9th place in Div. II
Womens Foil.

April 3, 2010 ---)----------------------
Summer Nationals Qualifier, Gainesville, FL
Congratulations to all Fioretto fencers who
qualified for 2010 Summer Nationals in Atlanta,
GA ! We will have 11 fencers competing in 14
events (individual or teams) in July. Rachel
Erasmus took first place in Div. II & III Womens
Foil and earned E2010 rank. Good job Rachel!

April 10, 2010 ---)-----------------------
FIORETTO Youth Foil
Congratulations to Sergey Morozov and Yooree Ha
for taking 2nd and 3rd place.
Big thanks to Josh Derbabian, Luke Cherry, and
Alisa Chernomashentsev for directing and setting a
great example for our young fencers!

April 17, 2010 ---)-----------------------
West Coast Duel, Clearwater, FL
Josh Derbabian took Silver in Y14 Men's Foil!
Congratulations from all of us!

April 27, 2010 ---)----------------------
North American Cup, Virginia Beach, VA
Alisa Chernomashentsev finished in the top eight medalists
in Youth 14 Womens Foil! Congratulations!

May 1, 2010 ---)-----------------------
FIORETTO Open
Coach Alan took 1st, Alisa Chernomashentsev 2nd, and
Josh Derbabian 3rd. Congratulations to them and all who
participated!

June 7, 2010 ---)--------------------
GAC, Gainesville, FL
Josh Derbabian and Coach Alan competed in their
first Saber Tournament! Josh took bronze medal,
Coach Alan silver and gold, and earned E10 ranking
in saber. Congratulations!

June 19, 2010 ---)--------------------
Sunshine State Games, Lakeland, FL
Kaelah Scheff, Rachel Erasmus, Alisa
Chernomashentsev, and Coach Alan competed
in Florida Games this Saturday. They brought
home 4 medals. Rachel and Coach Alan took
bronze medals, Alisa gold and silver.

June 28-30, 2010 ---)-------------------------
FIORETTO Summer Camp
Our Summer Camp was great ! We had 24
fencers this year, and everybody enjoyed it!

July 3-July 11, 2010 ---)--------------------
SUMMER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Atlanta, Georgia
Great Job to all FIORETTO Fencers who competed at
the Summer Nationals! Everybody had lots of fun, and
gained wonderful experience at this event! This was a
very big competition with 6,000+ fencers from all over
the United States! Alisa Chernomashentsev placed 6th
in Division 2 Women's Foil, and Joshua Derbabian
placed in the top 32 in Division 3 Men's Foil.
Congratulations to all of our fencers! We also
congratulate Coach Alan for winning first place in
Veteran's Men's Foil, earning him his title of National
Champion!!! To see more photos from the 2010
Summer Nationals, please click here.

August 28, 2010 ---)----------------------
Back to school bash.
Thanks to all FIORETTO fencers who helped to make
this event a great success! We have introduced a lot
of kids to the sport of fencing! All donations went to
benefit Let Us Play sports camp.