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Simmons, Gushue win opening matches at Grand Slam of Curling Masters
TRURO, N.S. – Calgary’s Pat Simmons and St. John’s, N.L.’s Brad Gushue both won their opening round-robin matches at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters tournament on Tuesday.
Simmons, the reigning Brier champion, scored two in the eighth end to dispatch Shawn Adams of Halifax 7-3.
Gushue, meanwhile, used singles in the second, third, fifth and sixth ends to double up Toronto’s John Epping 4-2.
On the women’s side, Switerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni scored four in the third end and held on for a 7-6 win over Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson.
Winnipeg’s Kerri Einarson edged Eve Muirhead of Scotland 7-6 and Halifax’s Mary-Anne Arsenault defeated Anna Sidorova of Russia 5-3.
Round robin action continues through Friday.
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