Saskatoon’s Stefanie Lawton defeated Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin 5-1 in seven ends to start Wednesday’s action at the Players’ Championship in Summerside, P.E.I.
Lawton broke a 1-1 tie with a single in the third and pulled away with steals of one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Nedohin, a two-time Scotties champion, couldn’t rally back and the two rinks shook hands early.
In other Draw 2 action, Scotties finalist Valerie Sweeting scored three in eighth to lift her Edmonton rink to an 8-7 win over Sherry Middaugh, from Coldwater, Ont.
Sweeting, from Edmonton, led 4-2 after the fourth but Middaugh pulled ahead with a three-ender of her own in the fifth.
Olympic silver medallist Margaretha Sigfridsson was victorious 6-3 over Julie Hastings, from Thornhill, Ont. Sigfridsson, from Sweden, broke a 3-3 tie with a deuce in the seventh and sealed the victory with a steal of one in the eighth.
Calgary’s Crystal Webster topped Michele Jaggi from Switzerland with a three-ender in the extra end to win 7-4.
The Players’ Championship continues at 1 p.m. AT / 12 p.m. ET featuring Glenn Howard vs. Kevin Martin.