{allcanada} BERNARD, MARTIN ADVANCE TO FINALS AS CANADA CUP OF CURLING

 

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. -- Calgary's Cheryl Bernard and Edmonton's Kevin Martin are off to the finals at the Canada Cup of Curling.

Bernard booked her spot in the women's title game with a 6-4 Page One playoff win in 10 ends Saturday over defending champion Shannon Kleibrink. The loss was the first of the tournament for Kleibrink, also of Calgary, who finished the round robin with a perfect 5-0 record.

Bernard's rink tied the score 3-3 with two in the third before adding singles in the fifth, sixth and 10th ends. After registering three in the second for a 3-1 advantage, Kleibrink could only muster one in the eighth.

Kleibrink, the event's only two-time winner, will face Saskatoon's Stefanie Lawton in semifinal action later Saturday. Lawton qualified for the contest with a 9-2 playoff win over Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., in eight ends.

Martin will defend his men's title after rallying for a 7-4 win over Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., in the Page playoff match. Martin, who also finished the round robin at 5-0, scored singles in the eighth, ninth and 10th ends to secure the victory.

Howard will face Brier champion Kevin Koe of Edmonton in the men's semifinal later Saturday. Koe scored three in the sixth and two more in the eighth en route to a 10-7 victory over Winnipeg's Mike McEwen.

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