Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith6-2 at USA Mixed Doubles Challenge Round

Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith finished 6-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith defeated North Dakota's Taylor Drees/Joe Heiden 8-4, then won 8-4 against Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt (Plymouth, MN). Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith went on to lose 6-5 against Maryland's Katherine Gourianova/Eli Clawson. Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith lost 9-8 to Becca Wood/Shawn Banyai (Denver, CO) where Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith responded with a 7-5 win over Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Denver, CO). Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith won 9-3 against Wisconsin's Nicole Bookhout/Dan Wiza, then won 6-5 against Stolt/Stolt and 9-4 against Wood/Banyai in their final qualifying round match.

Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith earned 7.969 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the USA Mixed Doubles Challenge Round, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 7.968 after improving upon their best so far this season. Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith ranks 153rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.968 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

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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