Winnipeg skip Carruthers opens St. John's curling event beating 3-man Swiss rink
Mixed results for fellow Manitobans McEwen, and Lawes on the women's side
Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers stole a single in the eighth end for a 7-5 win over Yannick Schwaller's Swiss side at the Kioti National on Tuesday in St. John's.
Carruthers, with Kyle Doering at second as a replacement for the retired Derek Samagalski, scored two in the seventh end and secured the victory when an opposing tap attempt was light.
The Swiss skip sat out due to recent knee surgery. His brother, Kim Schwaller, played second with Sven Michel moving up to third ahead of Benoit Schwarz-van Berkel.
In other games, Winnipeg's Mike McEwen beat Switzerland's Michael Brunner 7-2 and Scotland's Ross Whyte defeated Switzerland's Marco Hoesli 7-2. Bruce Mouat topped James Craik 7-4 in an all-Scottish matchup. Three draws were scheduled for later in the day at the Mary Brown's Centre.
Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes dropped a 7-3 decision to Sweden's Anna Hasselborg. Lawes was the only Canadian skip in action in Draw 2.
Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa beat Switzerland's Xenia Schwaller 8-5 and South Korea's Eun-Ji Gim defeated Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura 6-3.
Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni scored three in the sixth end for a 7-2 rout of Japan's Momoha Tabata.
Two draws were scheduled for later in the day.
Competition continues through Sunday at the Grand Slam of Curling event.
