Atlantic International Challenge - Day Four Report

Following two defeats and one win, Scotland have dropped to second place in the overall standings at the Atlantic International Challenge, four points behind leaders Ireland going into tomorrow’s final day.

Session 10

Scotland suffered a 3-9 defeat at the hands of Ireland in today’s first session of play.

In the men’s pairs, Mark Kelsey and Connor Milne narrowly lost out to Stuart Bennett and Ian McClure. The Scottish duo trailed 2-6 after seven ends and despite winning four of the remaining six ends lost out 7-8 at the conclusion of the match. Both teams delivered an extremely high quality contest with no more than two shots being scored by either side throughout the 13 ends.

Daniel Gormley, Jason Banks and Gary Prunty secured Scotland’s only victory of the first session as they got the better of Mark Foster, Stephen Kirkwood and Adam Rankin. Scotland’s men’s triple found themselves all square at 5-5 after six ends but finished strongly in the later stages to clinch an 15-8 victory.

Beth Riva and Dawn Anderson also came up short in the women’s pairs against Ireland’s Zoe Stratton and Sandra Baillie MBE. Scotland’s pairing got the better of the opening exchanges and held a 6-4 advantage after six ends. Unfortunately, the second half of the game slipped away from Dawn and Beth as they lost out 9-16.

Our women’s triples team of Dee Hoggan, Rebecca Houston and Lynn Lees were defeated by Hannah Cochrane, Zoe Minish and Sophie McIntyre. The Scottish trio made a slow start to proceedings and found themselves 0-6 behind after four ends. However, the Scots responded well and fought their way back to hold an 8-6 lead after nine ends. Momentum then shifted in Ireland’s favour as they won the next three ends and eventually claimed a 13-9 triumph.

Scotland v Ireland

  • Men’s Pairs – Mark Kelsey & Connor Milne lost to Stuart Bennett & Ian McClure 7-8
  • Men’s Triples – Daniel Gormley, Jason Banks & Gary Prunty beat Mark Foster, Stephen Kirkwood & Adam Rankin 15-8
  • Women’s Pairs – Dawn Anderson & Beth Riva lost to Zoe Stratton & Sandra Baillie MBE 9-16
  • Women’s Triples – Dee Hoggan, Rebecca Houston & Lynn Lees lost to Hannah Cochrane, Zoe Minish & Sophie McIntyre 9-13

SCOTLAND 3 – IRELAND 9

Canada v USA

  • Men’s Pairs – Jon MacDonald & Cameron Lefresne beat Corey Vose & Scottie Marzonie 20-6
  • Men’s Triples – Mike McNorton, Rob Law & Kody Olthof beat Daniel Gorelick, Bill Brautt & Bob Schneider 14-10
  • Women’s Pairs – Linda Ng & Jordan Kos lost to Martha Nilsen & Dee McSparran 10-17
  • Women’s Triples – Joanne Cooper, Baylee Van Steijn & Emma Boyd beat Joan Robbins, Joanne Hedgepath & Sandy Wall 15-6

CANADA 9 – USA 3

Session 11

The second session of the day saw Scotland overcome USA 9-3.

Mark Kelsey and Connor Milne bounced back well from their earlier defeat to get the better of Corey Vose and Scottie Marzonie. After a slow start, the Scots fell 1-4 behind after three ends but impressively won eight of the next 10 ends to claim a 19-7 victory.

Daniel Gormley, Jason Banks and Gary Prunty were dealt a blow in the men’s triples as they came up short against Daniel Gorelick, Bill Brautt and Bob Schneider. The Scottish trio struggled to get a foothold in the contest and were trailing 1-6 after five ends. Although Daniel, Jason and Gary staged a late fightback to lead 8-7 after 11 ends they couldn’t convert their advantage into a win and lost out 8-10.

Dee Hoggan and Beth Riva contested their first match in the women’s pairs together and overcame USA’s Martha Nilsen and Dee McSparran. Scotland made a brilliant start to the match and raced into a 9-0 lead after only three ends. Dee and Beth managed the game brilliantly from here and came out on top with a 17-8 win.

Dawn Anderson, Rebecca Houston and Lynn Lees also claimed victory over Joan Robbins, Joanne Hedgepath and Sandy Well. Similar to the pairs match, the Scottish trio came flying out to traps to gain a 6-0 advantage after two ends. The Scots expertly maintained this healthy margin throughout the remainder of the contest to win 15-6.

Scotland v USA

  • Men’s Pairs – Mark Kelsey & Connor Milne beat Corey Vose & Scottie Marzonie 19-7
  • Men’s Triples – Daniel Gormley, Jason Banks & Gary Prunty lost to Daniel Gorelick, Bill Brautt & Bob Schneider 8-10
  • Women’s Pairs – Dee Hoggan & Beth Riva beat Martha Nilsen & Dee McSparran 17-8
  • Women’s Triples – Dawn Anderson, Rebecca Houston & Lynn Lees beat Joan Robbins, Joanne Hedgepath & Sandy Wall 15-6

SCOTLAND 9 – USA 3

Canada v Ireland

  • Men’s Pairs – Jon MacDonald & Cameron Lefresne lost to Stuart Bennett & Ian McClure 6-12
  • Men’s Triples – Mike McNorton, Rob Law & Kody Olthof lost to Mark Foster, Stephen Kirkwood & Adam Rankin 9-15
  • Women’s Pairs – Linda Ng & Jordan Kos beat Zoe Stratton & Sandra Baillie MBE 18-8
  • Women’s Triples – Joanne Cooper, Baylee Van Steijn & Emma Boyd beat Hannah Cochrane, Zoe Minish & Sophie McIntyre 11-4

CANADA 6 – IRELAND 6

Session 12

Scotland were handed their second 3-9 defeat of the day against Canada in today’s final session.

Mark Kelsey and Connor Milne recorded Scotland’s only win of the session when they defeated Jon MacDonald and Cameron Lefrense. The Scottish pairing were in fine form from the off and quickly found themselves 10-2 ahead after five ends. Keen to not let this early lead slip, Mark and Connor kept going until the very end to claim a resounding 19-6 win.

Daniel Gormley, Jason Banks and Gary Prunty suffered their second defeat of the day at the hands of Mike McNorton, Rob Law and Kody Olthof. Scotland never really going and trailed 0-15 after seven ends after some great play by the Canadians. Unfortunately for the Scots, the deficit was too big to overturn and they lost out 5-20.

In the women’s pairs, Dee Hoggan and Beth Riva lost out to Canada’s Linda Ng and Jordan Kos. The Scots failed to get the better of the early exchanges and fell 2-9 behind after six ends. Despite mounting a late comeback, Dee and Beth eventually ran out of ends and had to settle for a 9-11 defeat.

Dawn Anderson, Rebecca Houston and Lynn Lees completed a disappointing session for Scotland as they were beaten by Joanne Cooper, Baylee Van Steijn and Emma Boyd. There was barely anything to separate the two sides for the entire match, but the Scottish side could just never seem to shake off their opponents. The only time the Scots were ahead was at 4-3 after three ends but they were pegged back to narrowly lose 9-11.

Scotland v Canada

  • Men’s Pairs – Mark Kelsey & Connor Milne beat Jon MacDonald & Cameron Lefresne 19-6
  • Men’s Triples – Daniel Gormley, Jason Banks & Gary Prunty lost to Mike McNorton, Rob Law & Kody Olthof 5-20
  • Women’s Pairs – Dee Hoggan & Beth Riva lost to Linda Ng & Jordan Kos 9-11
  • Women’s Triples – Dawn Anderson, Rebecca Houston & Lynn Lees lost to Joanne Cooper, Baylee Van Steijn & Emma Boyd 9-13

SCOTLAND 3 – CANADA 9

Ireland v USA

  • Men’s Pairs – Stuart Bennett & Ian McClure beat Corey Vose & Scottie Marzonie 22-5
  • Men’s Triples – Mark Foster, Stephen Kirkwood & Adam Rankin beat Daniel Gorelick, Bill Brautt & Bob Schneider 17-11
  • Women’s Pairs – Zoe Stratton & Sandra Baillie MBE lost to Martha Nilsen & Dee McSparran 11-12
  • Women’s Triples – Hannah Cochrane, Zoe Minish & Sophie McIntyre beat Joan Robbins, Joanne Hedgepath & Sandy Wall 16-8

IRELAND 9 – USA 3

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