Lisa Weagle and John Epping secured second place in Pool B, while Jim and Jaelyn Cotter also advanced to the playoffs at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials held in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
LIVERPOOL, N.S. — Lisa Weagle and John Epping secured second place in Pool B at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials, while the father-daughter duo of Jim and Jaelyn Cotter also advanced to the playoffs with a victory in Thursday's early draw. Weagle and Epping concluded the preliminary round with a 5-2 record following a 9-5 triumph over Tyrel Griffith and Jennifer Armstrong (3-4). The winners clinched the game after a three-point fifth end, followed by consecutive steals of one.
The Cotters (4-3) locked up third spot in the group with an 8-7 win over Riley Sandham and Brendan Craig (1-6). This move placed the Cotters in a tie with reigning champions Kadriana and Colton Lott. The Cotter team held the tiebreaker after defeating the Lotts earlier in the tournament. The Lotts missed an opportunity to advance after losing 9-6 to Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant, who finished undefeated in pool play at 7-0. In Thursday's other early result, Taylor Reese-Hansen and Corey Chester (2-5) recorded an 8-4 victory over Melissa Adams and Alex Robichaud (2-5). The final Pool A draw was scheduled for later Thursday, followed by the first playoff draw. The teams of Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher and Brittany Tran and Rylan Kleiter had secured Pool A playoff berths with 5-1 records, with Tran and Kleiter holding the tiebreaker. Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing entered the draw in a third-place tie with Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres at 4-2. Jones and Laing held the tiebreaker after defeating Walker and Muyres 9-3 on Wednesday. The top team from each pool confronts the second-place team from the other pool in Thursday's final draw, with the victors advancing to the Page 1 versus 2 playoff game. The losers will play one of the third-place teams with a spot in the Page 3 versus 4 game on the line. The winner of Friday's 1v2 game advances directly to the final, while the loser faces the winner of the 3v4 game for the other spot in Saturday's championship game
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