Ontario fourth Rachel Homan calls out to the sweepers while playing Team Wild Card 3 at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Homan opened the Grand Slam season on Tuesday with a 4-3 victory over fellow Canadian Clancy Grandy at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Rachel Homan opened the Grand Slam season on Tuesday with a 4-3 victory over fellow Canadian Clancy Grandy at the HearingLife Tour Challenge.
Homan, the defending champion from Beaumont, Alta., scored a single point in the eighth end for the win.
Clancy, from Coquitlam, B.C., picked up back-to-back steals to tie the game but Homan used hammer to her advantage in the final end.
In other games, Kerri Einarson of Camp Morton, Man., posted a 5-3 win over Kate Cameron of New Bothwell, Man.
Jennifer Jones of Springwater, Ont., edged South Korea’s Seungyoun Ha 6-5 and Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg beat Italy’s Stefania Constantini 8-4.
Three more draws were scheduled for later in the day at the Gale Centre. Play continues through Sunday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2023.
