Varnes Reaches 2015 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic Semifinals

Ottawa, Ontario

SKIP
Rhonda
Varnes

Third
Melissa
Gannon

Second
Erin
Way

Lead
Rebecca
Wichers-Schreur

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	6.55
PA/G:	6.73
Hammer Efficiency:	0.21
Steal Defense:	0.27
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Rhonda Varnes (Ottawa, ON) run at the 2015 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-3 loss to Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau PwC, SUI). of the 2015 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada; Varnes advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-6 win over Lauren Mann (Quebec , QC). of the 2015 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada;

Varnes finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Varnes defeated Megan Balsdon (Mississauga, ON) 2-1, then went on to lose 5-3 against Tirinzoni. Varnes responded with a 8-7 win over Marie-France Larouche (Levis, QC). Varnes won 7-5 against Julie Hastings (Thornhill, ON), then won 6-5 against Mary-Anne Arsenault (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

Varnes earned 21.195 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic, moving up 10 spots the World Ranking Standings into 40th place overall with 83.776 total points. Varnes ranks 21st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 74.848 points earned so far this season.

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

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