Dec 5, 2018
Jones, Jacobs off to hot starts at Canada Cup
Defending champion Jennifer Jones is right where she wants to be after the opening day of the Canada Cup.
The Canadian Press
ESTEVAN, Sask. — Defending champion Jennifer Jones is right where she wants to be after the opening day of the Canada Cup.
The Winnipeg skip sits 2-0 after downing Darcy Robertson 9-7 in Wednesday's evening draw after opening her tournament with a 7-5 win over Calgary's Chelsea Carey (0-2) earlier in the day.
Jones trailed by two heading into the final end, but scored three points to take the victory.
Robertson (1-1) had taken a 7-5 lead with a deuce in the eighth.
Casey Scheidegger of Lethbridge, Alta., also moved to 2-0 with a 7-5 win over Ottawa's Rachel Homan (1-1) in evening play, while Kerri Einarson toppled Allison Flaxey 7-6 in an all-Winnipeg matchup for her first win. They both sit 1-1.
On the men's side, Edmonton's Brendan Bottcher beat defending champion Reid Carruthers of Winnipeg 9-5, and Calgary's Kevin Koe downed Regina's Matthew Dunstone 9-6.
Bottcher and Koe improved to 1-1 while Carruthers and Dunstone are winless at 0-2.
Round-robin play continues Thursday.