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.