Jones stays undefeated at Manitoba Scotties

Jennifer Jones (Photo: Anil Mungal).

Jennifer Jones and Kerri Einarson are the lone undefeated skips after Day 3 of the Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Monsanto in Winkler, Man.

Jones (6-0) scored two in the first, stole a pair in three, singles in four and five and three in the sixth to shut out Darcy Robertson 9-0 Friday afternoon.

Team Jones followed that up with a 10-1 victory in the evening draw to hand Barb Spencer (5-1) her first defeat at the tournament and take sole possession of first place in the Asham Group division.

Jones opened with a deuce in one, stole two in the second and swiped singles in three and four to jump out to a 6-0 lead. Spencer settled for one in the fifth to get on the board but Jones added another pair in six and stole two more points in seven.


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Einarson (6-0) continues to sit atop of the Extreme Force Group following a 9-5 win over Jill Thurston and an 8-5 victory against Janet Harvey.

Kristy McDonald climbed to a 5-1 record with a pair of wins Friday. McDonald opened with a five-ender in the first and stole three in the second during a 9-2 victory over Harvey and then scored a triple in the second and deuces in six and nine to hold off Thurston 8-4 in Draw 11.

Joelle Brown (5-1) is tied with McDonald for second in the group. Brown defeated Tina Kozak 9-5 and then broke a 5-5 tie with a deuce in nine and stealing three in the 10th to top Tiffany McLean 10-5.

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