McLaren/Mechenbier Reaches 2023 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup Semifinals

Joyce McLaren/Kevin Mechenbier (Denver, CO) run at the 2023 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-6 loss to Erin Dunphy/Ishan Sethi (Cincinnati, OH). of the 2023 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio; McLaren/Mechenbier advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-6 win over Dena Rosenberry/Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). of the 2023 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio;

McLaren/Mechenbier finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McLaren/Mechenbier defeated Anne Kennedy/Shane Donnenwirth (Columbus, OH) 8-7, then won 8-5 against Tracy Sorenson/Cameron Sorenson (Bloomington, IL) and 9-4 against Dunphy/Sethi in their final qualifying round match.

McLaren/Mechenbier earned 6.375 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup. McLaren/Mechenbier gained 6.376 points improving upon their best 6 events, though dropped 120 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 723rdplace overall with 8.770 total points. McLaren/Mechenbier ranks 166th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.626 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	6	4	0	0.600	0-0	2-0	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	73	64	64	8.77	8.77	0.00	4.66	5.34	1.88	1.64	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	39	40	25	0	1-0	5-0	6-6	1.03	0.64	0.31	0.49

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	34	24	39	0	0-1	3-7	4-1	0.71	1.15	0.55	0.41

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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