KLIPPAN, SWEDEN - Victoria Anthony won the 46 kg weight class and was named best wrestler at the Klippan Ladies Open March 7-8, in Sweden.  

Carlene Slubersky and Adeline Gray also won individual titles, at 43 kg and 65 kg respectively, and the U.S. placed fourth overall among teams in the Cadet division.  

The three individual champions for the U.S. were the most for any country.  All three champions recorded pins on their way to earning individual titles.

"The Cadets competed outstanding and not just because of their results," said USA Wrestling Women's Developmental Coach Izzy Izboinikov. "They were talk of the tournament. No one had seen our cadets compete internationally before."

Two other U.S. wrestlers, Samantha Lopez at 52 kg and Logan Howard at 56 kg, competed with the Cadet team, which is also had a dual against Sweden prior to the tournament.

"This group competed very well," said Izboinikov. "For most of them it was first time at an international tournament. After not so good dual results, pep talks and practice time got the cadets ready for the tournament."

The Klippan Lady Open featured 18 countries and 130 wrestlers.

Klippan Ladies Open
Klippan, Sweden
March 7-8, 2008

38 kg/83.75 lbs.
1st - Yu Miyahara (Japan)
2nd - Nadya Fedorova (Russia)
3rd - Haruka Ide (Japan)
4th - Emma Carlsson (Sweden)

40 kg/88 lbs.
1st - Lina Mireeva (Russia)
2nd - Paulina Beiga (Poland)
3rd - Laura Mertens (Germany)
4th - Jane Schmeider (Germany)

43 kg/94.75 lbs.
1st - Carlene Slubersky (USA)
2nd - Tabatha Grunewald (France)
3rd - Katharina Baumgarten (Germany)
4th - Nina Hemmer (Germany)

46 kg/101.25 lbs.
1st - Victoria Anthony (USA)
2nd - Miori Suzuki (Japan)
3rd - Mika Naganmua (Japan)
4th - Agnieszka Rakoczy (Poland)

49 kg/108 lbs.
1st - Jessica Blaszka (Netherlands)
2nd - Marina Van Berkum (Germany)
3rd - Nadine Weinange (Germany)
4th - Marina Picavet (France)

52 kg/114.5 lbs.
1st - Chiho Hamada (Japan)
2nd - Svetlana Lipatova (Russia)
3rd - Heidi Pyhalahti (Sweden)
4th - Emmi Alanen (Finland)

56 kg/123.5 lbs.
1st - Lisa Mattsson (Sweden)
2nd - Valeria Zhologova (Russia)
3rd - Angelika Rybicka (Poland)
4th - Moniquie Kalweit (Germany)

60 kg/132.25 lbs.
1st - Hanna Johansson (Sweden)
2nd - Alike Focken (Germany)
3rd - Yulia Alborova (Russia)
4th - Yuki Kato (Japan)

65 kg/143.25 lbs.
1st - Adeline Gray (USA)
2nd - Oxana Nagornih (Russia)
3rd - Maria Selmaier (Germany)
4th - Sandra Makela (Sweden)

70 kg/154.25 lbs
1st - Natali Vorobyeva (Russia)
2nd - Sandra Mabrouk (Sweden)
3rd - Cynthia Vescan (France)
4th - Emma Nilsson (Sweden)

Outstanding Wrestler - Victoria Anthony (USA)

Team Standings
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. USA
5. Sweden
6. Poland
7. France
8. Netherlands
9. Team Skane/Sweden
10. Linkoping/Sweden
11. Finland
12. Hastveda BK/Sweden

U.S. Performances

43 kg/94.75 kg - Carlene Slubersky (N.Y.), 1st
WIN Katarzyna Olszewska (Poland), pin 2)
LOSS Katharina Baumgartner (Germany)
WIN Emilia Uusi-Ranta (Finland)
WIN Marziget Bagomedova (Russia), pin 0:31
WIN Tabatha Grunewald (France)
 
46 kg/101.25 lbs. - Victoria Anthony (Calif.), 1st 
WIN Victoria Shulgina (Russia), tech fall 
WIN Pia-Marja Koski (Finland), pin 0:23 
WIN Sara Karvonen (Sweden) 
WIN Agnieszka Rakoczy (Poland)
WIN Niori Suzuki (Japan)
 
52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Samantha Lopez (Calif.), DNP
LOSS Sayaka Kimura (Japan)
LOSS Rebecca Rhenqvist (Sweden)
 
56 kg/123.5 lbs. - Logan Howard (N.Y.), DNP
LOSS Lisa Mattsson (Sweden) 
LOSS Svetlana Shiryaeva (Russia)
 
65 kg/143.25 lbs. - Adeline Gray (Colo.), 1st 
WIN Joanna Panek (Poland), pin 2) 1:31 
WIN Vanessa Pereira (Portugal), pin 0:10 
WIN Sandra Makela (Sweden), pin 2) 1:14 
WIN Emma Karlsson (Sweden)  
WIN Oxana Nagornih (Russia)