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Matt Sole

1978
Houston Sword Sports
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 9 16 - - - 25
Losses 39 37 - - - 76
Win ratio 18.8% 30.2% - - - 24.8%
Pool victories 9 13 - - - 22
Pool losses 31 29 - - - 60
Pool win ratio 22.5% 31.0% - - - 26.8%
DE victories - 3 - - - 3
DE losses 8 8 - - - 16
DE win ratio 0.0% 27.3% - - - 15.8%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† 3 4 - - - 7
Easy wins % 33.3% 25.0% - - - 28.0%
Close wins‡ 1 4 - - - 5
Close wins % 11.1% 25.0% - - - 20.0%
Close losses‡ 7 5 - - - 12
Close losses % 17.9% 13.5% - - - 15.8%
Big losses† 16 22 - - - 38
Big losses % 41.0% 59.5% - - - 50.0%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 8 8 - - - 16
Tournaments 5 4 - - - 9

Competition history

16 competitions, 101 bouts

2026 South Texas Veteran Tournament

Veteran Mixed Saber U, VET May 3, 2026

Place 5 of 5 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 3 - E25 3 Altius Fencing Academy / Austin Fencers Club 1648 931 18.3 13%
Pool
D 4:5 JEAN Emmanuelle C. 1 - C23 2 Texas Fencing Academy / West Coast Fencing Academy (Austin) - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 KASKAN Peter E. 2 - E25 1 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1667 913 16.1 12%
Pool
V 5:1 MURRAY Julie 4 - U 3 West Coast Fencing Academy (Austin) - - - -
T8
D 9:10 MURRAY Julie 4 - U 3 West Coast Fencing Academy (Austin) - - - -

2026 South Texas Veteran Tournament

Veteran Mixed Foil E1, VET May 3, 2026

Place 5 of 10 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 MOORE Jr Samuel D. 10 - U 3 Epic Fencing Club / All-American Fencing Academy 1733 502 3.4 3%
Pool
D 2:5 KASKAN Peter E. 2 - E25 3 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1930 499 1.6 1%
Pool
V 5:1 OH Nari 7 - U 9 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 SKINNER Sheri 3 - U 10 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes - - - -
T8
D 1:10 EBY Robert 9 - U 2 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 2028 836 25.3 6%

Houston Sword Sports Winter Friendlies

Senior Mixed Foil C2, SNR February 1, 2026

Place 24 of 28 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 SANCHEZ Martin 24 - U 21 Houston Sword Sports 1258 545 14.7 13%
Pool
D 2:5 TORNBERG Reagan 7 - E25 10 Space City Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SENISCH Isaac 2 - D25 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1712 530 4.1 3%
Pool
V 5:3 PHILLIPS Audrey 25 - U 23 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 THOMPSON Joshua 10 - E25 17 Texas A&M University Fencing 1143 526 17.3 17%
Pool
D 1:5 BUI Ethan 14 - E22 8 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 1528 509 6.4 5%
T32
D 9:15 BUI Ethan 14 - E22 8 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 1825 880 43.5 10%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational 2026

21+ Mixed Saber E1 January 10, 2026

Place 12 of 13 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 WARD O’REAR Reghan 1 - C25 1 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 KANE Derrick 9 - U 10 Houston Sword Sports 1641 955 20.6 15%
Pool
D 1:5 GORMAN Daniel 5 - E24 5 Houston Sword Sports 2346 934 2.8 1%
Pool
D 0:5 M BAYNE Justin Missing ID 7 - U 6 - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 ZHANG Christina Missing ID 12 - U 11 - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 JAYARAM Archita 4 - E24 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
T16
D 6:15 M BAYNE Justin Missing ID 7 - U 6 - - - -

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational 2026

21+ Mixed Foil E1 January 10, 2026

Place 11 of 11 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 WEMPLE Charles 8 - U 10 Bayou City Fencing Academy 792 545 42.5 35%
Pool
D 0:5 ACUNA Gabriel G. 1 - B25 1 Houston Sword Sports 2723 503 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 COOPER Matthew A. 4 - E25 3 Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy 1441 503 10.2 7%
Pool
V 5:3 ENGLISH Jeffrey 5 - U 7 Houston Sword Sports 819 493 78.6 30%
Pool
D 2:5 BLACK Elias 11 - U 9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1010 571 26.3 24%
T16
D 4:15 MONAHAN John 7 - U 6 Houston Sword Sports 1568 969 89.4 24%

Weekend Warrior I

Senior Mixed Foil D1, SNR August 17, 2025

Place 11 of 22 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 WOLF-RHODUS Gisela 7 - U 17 Go Fence Academy - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 SUKKALA Avaneesh 3 - E25 9 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 706 629 60.4 45%
Pool
V 5:2 ATAMANCHUK. Anna 12 - U 21 Bayou City Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 NEWELL Tim 14 - U 6 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1196 568 22.8 16%
T16
D 4:15 WARMERDAM Joseph 4 - E24 8 Round Rock Fencing Club, Llc 1805 1052 82.4 16%

Fete de Lune

Veteran Mixed Saber E1, VET August 9, 2025

Place 7 of 7 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 PARISI Nolan W. 7 - U 5 Houston Sword Sports 1588 1069 35.1 22%
Pool
D 2:5 GORMAN Daniel 2 - E24 2 Houston Sword Sports 2478 1034 3.3 1%
Pool
D 2:5 KASKAN Peter E. 5 - U 1 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1639 1031 27.8 17%
Pool
D 3:5 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 1 - E25 3 Austin Fencers Club 1616 1003 26.1 17%
Pool
D 3:5 FLORES Tatiana 4 - U 6 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 POOLE James M. 6 - U 3 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1656 977 21.8 15%
T8
D 9:10 KASKAN Peter E. 5 - U 1 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1762 1351 77.6 28%

Fete de Lune

Veteran Mixed Foil D1, VET August 9, 2025

Place 14 of 18 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 MONAHAN John 18 - U 9 Houston Sword Sports 2500 660 4.9 4%
Pool
D 0:5 TOWSTER Robert 7 - E23 3 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1511 655 16.2 9%
Pool
V 5:3 EXNICIOS Nancy P. 13 - U 16 New Orleans Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 KASKAN Peter E. 6 - E23 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1998 638 3.8 2%
Pool
D 3:5 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 1 - D23 8 Austin Fencers Club 1839 635 6.0 3%
T16
D 3:10 EXNICIOS Richard M. 2 - E25 5 New Orleans Fencers Club 1715 1198 146.5 26%

2025 Weekend Warrior Championship

Veteran Mixed Foil E1, VET May 31, 2025

Place 11 of 12 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ENGLISH Jeffrey 6 - U 10 Houston Sword Sports 470 991 167.2 78%
Pool
D 3:5 ROTUNDO Edgar M. 11 - U 6 Bayou City Fencing Academy 861 824 81.1 48%
Pool
D 4:5 WINGLER Chris 7 - U 9 Round Rock Fencing Club, Llc - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 WEMPLE Charles 3 - U 3 Bayou City Fencing Academy 839 743 71.5 44%
Pool
D 2:5 POOLE James M. 2 - E24 2 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1676 671 11.7 6%
T16
D 6:10 ROTUNDO Edgar M. 11 - U 6 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1023 1736 537.8 77%

2025 Weekend Warrior Championship

Senior Mixed Saber E1, SNR May 31, 2025

Place 11 of 13 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 KARAM Ayleen 6 - U 12 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 WOODALL Ian L. 13 - U 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, Llc 1785 816 23.6 8%
Pool
D 1:5 HONG Aidan 1 - E25 1 West Coast Fencing Academy 1502 792 37.6 14%
Pool
V 5:3 POOLE James M. 4 - U 8 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1779 755 248.9 7%
Pool
D 0:5 HEDGE Darren 11 - U 5 1460 1004 45.9 25%
Pool
V 5:3 HONG Simon 5 - U 3 West Coast Fencing Academy 1390 958 111.3 28%
T16
D 7:15 WOODALL Ian L. 13 - U 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, Llc 1867 1434 83.5 28%

2024 South Texas Veteran Tournament

Veteran Mixed Saber E1, VET May 4, 2025

Place 3 of 6 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 6 - U 1 Austin Fencers Club 1635 899 45.4 15%
Pool
D 0:5 MURRAY Julie 4 - U 3 Texas Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 KASKAN Peter E. 5 - U 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1633 854 37.7 13%
Pool
V 5:2 FLORES Tatiana 3 - U 6 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 WINGLER Chris 1 - U 5 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -
T8
V 10:7 WINGLER Chris 1 - U 5 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -
T4
D 3:10 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 6 - U 1 Austin Fencers Club 1549 1615 181.2 53%

2024 South Texas Veteran Tournament

Veteran Mixed Foil E1, VET May 4, 2025

Place 5 of 7 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SOLE Annette 7 - U 7 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 OVERCASH II James (Coot) C. 6 - U 6 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 1559 797 289.1 14%
Pool
D 1:5 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 1 - D23 1 Austin Fencers Club 1845 1086 37.6 13%
Pool
V 5:4 WINGLER Chris 4 - U 3 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 KASKAN Peter E. 3 - E23 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1952 1048 25.5 9%
Pool
D 1:5 LESNIAK Chuck 2 - E24 3 Austin Fencers Club 1797 1023 31.5 12%
T8
D 7:10 WINGLER Chris 4 - U 3 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -

HSS Spring Friendlies 2025

Div II Mixed Saber E1, DV2 March 16, 2025

Place 3 of 12 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 MAY Gerald 6 - U 12 Houston Sword Sports 1129 1256 183.3 56%
Pool
V 5:0 ISLAM Sumaya 2 - U 9 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 LOTURCO Greg 7 - U 6 Bayou City Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 832 1440 329.5 78%
Pool
V 5:4 WINGLER Chris 3 - U 7 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 JOHNSON Grant 9 - U 3 Houston Sword Sports 764 1110 211.1 68%
T16
V 15:11 MAY Gerald 6 - U 12 Houston Sword Sports 2500 1452 426.7 19%
T8
V 15:13 LOTURCO Greg 7 - U 6 Bayou City Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 1502 1879 169.7 66%
T4
D 4:15 WOLFFE Eduardo 8 - U 1 Houston Sword Sports 1321 2049 433.4 82%

HSS Spring Friendlies 2025

Div II Mixed Foil E1, DV2 March 15, 2025

Place 9 of 12 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 LOTURCO Akiko 7 - U 11 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 ENGLISH Jeffrey 8 - U 10 Houston Sword Sports 490 699 148.5 61%
Pool
D 1:5 GAFFORD Roman 2 - E23 2 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1630 848 51.4 13%
Pool
D 2:5 TORNBERG Reagan 3 - U 5 Space City Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 BATTLE Persephone 4 - U 6 Baylor Fencing Club - - - -
T16
D 2:15 COOPER Matthew A. 5 - U 8 Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy 1851 2500 764.2 72%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational

21+ Mixed Saber E1 February 16, 2025

Place 10 of 15 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 PHAM Shawn 3 - U 8 Houston Sword Sports 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
V 5:0 LOTURCO Akiko 7 - U 15 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 CARDOZA Tomas 10 - U 6 Texas A&M University Fencing 1740 2079 561.5 64%
Pool
D 0:5 TRAN Duc 4 - U 5 Texas Fencing Academy 1624 1518 261.6 45%
T16
D 7:15 KANE Derrick 14 - U 3 Houston Sword Sports 1320 2500 1047.6 87%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational

21+ Mixed Foil D1 February 16, 2025

Place 20 of 21 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 HAFNER George E. 10 - U 12 Houston Sword Sports 1178 2500 1106.1 89%
Pool
D 4:5 ALSTON Brandon 9 - U 6 Space City Fencing Academy 717 1394 530.9 78%
Pool
D 2:5 CARDOZA Tomas 19 - U 15 Texas A&M University Fencing 1429 863 112.3 27%
Pool
D 1:5 DUGAS Phillip H. 3 - E25 5 Escrime D'Acadie 2207 751 21.3 4%
Pool
D 0:5 WOODALL Ian L. 4 - E25 3 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1916 729 29.9 5%
Pool
D 2:5 ABHA Anaar 18 - U 14 Bayou City Fencing Academy - - - -
T32
D 5:15 GIFFORD Emily R. 20 - U 13 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC - - - -