Republished April 09, 2019 - 7:46 PM
Original Publication Date April 09, 2019 - 7:11 PM
TORONTO - Robin Silvernagle scored a single in the extra end to edge Ottawa's Rachel Homan 5-4 on Tuesday in both skips' opening match of the Grand Slam of Curling's Players' Championship.
Silvernagle, from North Battleford, Sask., tied the game in the eighth end with a deuce. She shot 81 per cent to Homan's 76.
Kerri Einarson of Winnipeg topped Satsuki Fujisawa 6-4 in the only other women's game of the first draw at Mattamy Athletic Centre.
On the men's side, Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., topped Regina's Matt Dunstone 6-2 in six ends.
Brad Gushue of St. John's, N.L., also began the tournament with a victory, beating Toronto's John Epping 4-1 in seven ends.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version had the wrong score for Gushue's match.
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