DETROIT -- The 2010 Istvan Danosi/Michigan Open was held on Sunday at Wayne State University's Matthaei Building.    Student-athletes from three different institutions won gold medals in the men's competition.

WSU senior Jakub Gibczynski (Lodz, Poland) won his fourth consecutive men's sabre title with a 15-9 triumph over teammate Andrew Opalewski (Macomb, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower) in the gold medal bout. Opalewski, the top seed after pool play, defeated Detroit Mercy's Tom Lorenzo 15-14 in a semifinal bout, while Gibczynski downed Michigan's Paul Boswell 15-9 in the other semifinal bout.  Gibczynski is on the far right in the picture above, with Opalewski next to Gibczynski.  Boswell is next to WSU Maestro Jerzy Radz.

After finishing third at the 2009 Danosi Open, senior Joe Fresard (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. / Grosse Pointe North) reached the gold medal bout in 2010. The third-seeded Fresard upended No. 2 seed Mike Rose of Western Ontario, 15-5, in the semifinals. However, Fresard suffered a 15-4 setback in the championship round to Mark Jones of Windsor, Ontario. Jones had defeated Jacob Trithart of Michigan, 15-13, in the semifinal round.

Junior Raffi Nersessian (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Culver Military Academy) improved his finish in the Danosi Open for the second straight year. After finishing sixth in 2008, and tied-for-third a year ago, Nersessian reached the gold medal bout following a 15-13 triumph over Detroit Mercy's Brad Coon in the semifinals. The seventh-seeded Coon had upended Warrior Michael Ramlow (Midland, Mich.), the No. 2 seed, 15-8 in the quarterfinals. Detroit Mercy's Michael Purdy-Sachs claimed first place with a 15-6 win over Nersessian. Purdy-Sachs qualified for the gold medal round after a 15-10 victory over top-seeded Yaroslav Ivanov of Detroit Mercy in the semifinals.

2010 Istvan Danosi/Michigan Open hosted by Wayne State University

Men's Epee Results
1) Mark Jones, Windsor
2) Joe Fresard, WSU
3) Jacob Trithart, Michigan
4) Mike Rose, Western Ontario
5) Gaeb Ferguson, Michigan State
6) Eamon Drysdale, Western Ontario
7) Tim nelson, Detroit Mercy
8) Gleb Nabokav, Western Ontario
9) Adam Erickson, Michigan State
10) Mariusz Debowski, WSU
11) Darrin Winston, WSU
12) Brien Williams, Michigan
13) Ruub Jimmy, WSU
14) Charles Winter, Michigan State
15) Clint Mirek, Detroit Mercy
16) Luke Degalan, Michigan
17) Antonio Osorio, Michigan
18) Kevin Marquardt, Michigan State
19) Adam Wingate, Michigan State
20) Matt Hoffman, WSU
21) Cole Goike, Detroit Mercy
22) Elliott Trombley, Detroit Mercy

Men's Foil Results
1) Michael Purdy-Sachs, Detroit Mercy
2) Raffi Nersessian, WSU
3) Yaroslav Ivanov, Detroit Mercy
4) Brad Coon, Detroit Mercy
5) Michael Ramlow, WSU
6) Will Bonner, Michigan State
7) Nathan Kumar, WSU
8) Eric Chen, Michigan
9) Tim Mulligan, WSU
10) Greg Cadman, Michigan State
11) Anil Lakehal Ayat, Michigan
12) Ian Fan, Western Ontario
13) Zack Girouard, Michigan State
14) David Kim, Western Ontario
15) Kyle Cisco, Detroit Mercy
16) Alex Martin, Michigan State

Men's Sabre Results
1) Jakub Gibczynski, WSU
2) Andrew Opalewski, WSU
3) Paul Boswell, Michigan
4) Tom Lorenzo, Detroit Mercy
5) Chris Dietrich, Michigan
6) Matthew Wong, Western Ontario
7) Forrest Rapp, Michigan State
8) Logan Clements, Detroit Mercy
9) Patrick Ropp, Michigan State
10) Hugo Le Du, Michigan
11) Chad Kerr, Michigan State
12) Maxwell Tromdly, Detroit Mercy
13) Brian Shin, Western Ontario
14) Nate Schmidt, Michigan State
15) Shane Freeman, Michigan
16) Brennan Bearse, WSU
17) Michael Rosehart, Western Ontario
18) Colin Ngan, Western Ontario
19) Carlos Budsizwierski, Michigan State
20) Mike Japowicz, Michigan State