SELKIRK, Man. — Two-time defending champion Rachel Homan earned a 7-4 victory over Sherry Middaugh, of Coldwater, Ont., during Draw 6 action Thursday morning at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling.
Homan overcame a 2-0 deficit at the start of the game. Middaugh held the hammer in the opening end and was facing three but drew her final stone to the button to score one. Homan fell short of making a double takeout in the second and could only manage to eliminate one rock to give up a steal.
The Ottawa rink jumped on the board with a single in the third. Middaugh faced three again in the fourth but couldn’t grab shot rock and gave up a steal of two. Middaugh settled for one in the fifth. Homan added another two points in the sixth and Middaugh scored one in the seventh.
Homan fell behind early in her first game Wednesday as well against Alina Paetz but rallied back to steal the victory 7-5 in the extra end.
Middaugh now holds a 1-2 record at the tournament.
Elsewhere, Edmonton’s Val Sweeting also improved to a 2-0 record with a 7-4 win over Russia’s Anna Sidorova (1-1).
Saskatoon’s Sherry Anderson (1-1) scored one in the extra end to edge Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson (1-1) and win 6-5.
Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin (1-2) earned a point in the final end to lift her rink to a 3-2 win over Allison Flaxey (1-2), of Listowel, Ont.
The Masters continues with Draw 7 action at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT live on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West & Pacific featuring Brad Gushue taking on Glenn Howard.