Varnes Runner-Up at StuSells Toronto Tankard

Ottawa, Ontario

SKIP
Rhonda
Varnes

Third
Melissa
Gannon

Second
Erin
Way

Lead
Rebecca
Wichers-Schreur

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	6.33
PA/G:	5.51
Hammer Efficiency:	0.37
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.76
Steal Efficiency:	0.15

Rhonda Varnes (Ottawa, ON) lost 6-1 to Erika Brown (Wisconsin) in the Final of the StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Varnes won 6-2 over Erin Morrissey (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals. and won 8-3 over Theresa Breen (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals.

Varnes went 3-1 in the 16 team round robin - pools qualifying round. In their opening game, Varnes lost 6-1 to Jacqueline Harrison (Mississauga, ON), then responded with a 4-2 win over Chrissy Cadorin (Guelph, ON). Varnes won 6-4 against Chelsea Brandwood (Hamilton, ON). Varnes won 5-4 against Mary-Anne Arsenault (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the StuSells Toronto Tankard, Varnes take home 23.184 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN prize, moving up 25 spots the World Ranking Standings into 52nd place overall with 46.057 total points. Varnes ranks 33rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 37.129 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	5	2	0	0.714	3-0	1-2	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	49	31	27	6.33	5.51	0.82	4.08	4.08	1.55	1.35	1.84

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	23	24	5	4	0-0	1-1	6-0	1.04	0.22	0.37	0.13

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	26	7	22	5	0-0	1-1	1-3	0.27	0.85	0.76	0.15

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Kira Brunton, Megan Smith, Sara Guy, Kate Sherry
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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
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2015: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson
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2014: Sherry Middaugh
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, ON
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2012: Mary-Anne Arsenault
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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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