2007 FISTF Grand Prix/ International Open
St.Patrick's weekend in Alexandria, VA
Farmington, CT

The tournament is safe.(*)
No SCC player or team will attend and kill this weekend's FISTF events in Alexadria, Virginia.

A major Nor'easter will affect the whole East Coast starting Friday AM and continuing thru
Saturday PM. Inches of snow are expected, before the precipitation will turn into sleet and
rain.

The disappointed Connecticut team will try again and set up a new road trip on May 5th for
the ASA Maryland Open.

The SCC also hopes for a return to the original May schedule for the premier international
event in the "cold & snowy" North America.


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* Eric Verhagen from Holland wins Saturday's Open by defeating Austria's Wolfgang Haas 3-0.
On their way to the Final, the two Europeans thrash ASA top players, Zach Walker & Paul
Eyes with scores like 7-2 (Eric v Zach) and 7-1 (Wolfgang v Paul).
Maryland's
enfant prodige, Andrew Mendez claims the U15 title.

On Sunday, it is Eric again to prevail over Wolfgang (3-2) in a Open that saw no Americans in
the Top 4.
The younger Haas, Christian, #1 U19 in the world, wins easy against fellow US teenagers.
WTSL makes history once again by winning the first ever FISTF team competition on North
American soil, while an aging Deinhart grabs Veterans top honors from reigning champion,
Paul Eyes.