Hastings Wins StuSells Toronto Tankard

Julie Hastings (Toronto, ON) won 5-4 over Jacqueline Harrison (Elmvale, ON) in the Final of the StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Hastings won 6-5 over Tracy Horgan (Sudbury, ON) to advance to the championship game.

Julie Hastings (Toronto, ON) went 4-0 in the 15 team round robin - pools qualifying round. In their opening game, Hastings defeated Cathy Auld (Toronto, ON) 7-1, then won 8-4 against Jenn Ellard (Bradford, ON) and 7-4 against Heather Carr Olmstead (Toronto, ON). Hastings won 6-2 against Patti Lank (Lewiston, NY) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the StuSells Toronto Tankard Championship title, Hastings earned 10.800 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the World Ranking Standings into 19th place overall with 62.790 total points. Hastings ranks 13th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 23.200 points earned so far this season.

--Profile:1286--Week:5--TeamID:44770--Last Year:[|]--Event Count:[|]--Rank:[23|19]--Points:[51.990|62.790|net:10.800]

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2018: Kira Brunton
Kira Brunton, Megan Smith, Sara Guy, Kate Sherry
Sudbury, ON
2017: Julie Tippin
Julie Tippin, Chantal Duhaime, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Bobbie
, ON
2016: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Kimberly Tuck
, ON
2015: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson
, WI
2014: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Lori Eddy
, ON
2013: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Katie Cottrill, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Lavell
, ON
2012: Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault, Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Jenn Baxter, Nancy Delahunt
Halifax, NS
2011: Cathy Auld
Cathy Auld, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster, Mary Chilvers
Mississauga, ON
2010: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON

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