Homan to face Muirhead for Masters title

Ottawa's Rachel Homan fires a shot during the 2013 Grand Slam of Curling's Masters tournament in Abbotsford, B.C.

Defending Masters champion Rachel Homan has a chance to make it two in a row as she earned a berth in the final on Saturday night in Abbotsford, B.C.

The Ottawa rink broke a tie with a three-ender in the seventh end to win their semifinal match 6-3 over Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott.

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It was a marathon day for Homan, who defeated Winnipeg’s Chelsea Carey 5-1 in the morning tiebreaker and topped Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin 6-3 in the afternoon quarter-final round.

Homan won her first Grand Slam title at the Masters a year ago and will now face reigning world champion Eve Muirhead from Scotland for the Masters trophy.

Muirhead scored deuces in the second and fourth and stole a pair in the seventh end to beat Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones 7-3.

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