Winnipeg’s Jones tops Strouse to remain unbeaten at Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National

Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones beat American Delaney Strouse 8-5 on Thursday morning to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National.

Jones, who won the circuit’s season-opening HearingLife Tour Challenge last month in Niagara Falls, Ont., was tied at 3-0 with South Korea’s Eun Ji Gim, a 4-1 winner over Italy’s Stefania Constantini.

In other early results, Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni defeated American Tabitha Peterson 7-5 and Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa beat Vancouver’s Clancy Grandy 8-6 in an extra end.

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Three more draws were scheduled for later in the day at the Pictou County Wellness Centre.

Play continues through Sunday.

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