The top-4 women's epee seeds at the Midwest Regional have advanced to the semifinals, with a sister battle set in one of the bouts – as Notre Dame junior Kelley Hurley ('08 NCAA champion and Olympian) with face off against her younger sister Courtney. Yet another ND fencer, sophomore All-American Ewa Nelip will meet Ohio State junior Julia Tikhanova in the other semifinal. Tikhanova (a 2007 foil All-American appears destined to make a run at earning All-America honors in two difference weapons during her career.
Kelley Hurley (who entered the Regional as the #4 seed) advanced out of the quarterfinals with a victory over Northwestern All-American Kayley French (#6), while the younger Hurley sister sister (#2) posted a quarterfinal win over OSU's Miriam Baranov (#8). Nelip – who entered the day as the #1 seed – defeated the other French sister, Christa (#5), in the quarters, with Tikhonova defeating ND's Diane Zielinski (#11).
More to come soon, with updates from the final women's epee bouts.