Tri-Nations Day 2 Report

Scotland had mixed fortunes on day two of the Tri-Nations at Leamington Spa as they took on Australia’s Gold and Green teams.

The mainstream team shared the points as both nations claimed two wins each in the first session of the day. Hannah Smith and Claire Johnston had an impressive win 22-14 in the women’s pairs, whilst a count of three shots at the last end secured a thrilling 21-20 win for Iain McLean in the men’s singles. The para team had better fortunes and chalked up two wins and a draw in the physically disabled pairs contests. Melanie Inness and Robert Barr were narrowly defeated 9-15 in the first visually impaired pairs game.

In the second session of the day, Scotland now took on Australia’s Green team. Once again, the spoils were shared in the mainstream matches with Dee Hoggan managing a 21-14 win in the women’s singles and Stewart Anderson, Iain McLean and Darren Burnett claiming a 17-14 victory in the men’s triples to cancel out defeats for the women’s fours and men’s pairs. The para disciplines also finished all square at two wins a piece. Garry Hood and Kevin Wallace fought hard to secure their second win of the day 13-10 and Mary Stevenson and Sandy Mackintosh had a narrow 12-11 victory in the visually impaired pairs.

The third session of play proved to be challenging for the mainstream players as the Scots suffered defeats in all fours matches. Stewart Anderson, Darren Burnett, Paul Foster MBE and Derek Oliver had the closest contest of the session but unfortunately lost out 9-12 to the Australian rink skipped by Aaron Teys. Scotland finished off a strong first days showing in the para disciplines with another two victories being recorded. A two at the last end proved enough to gain John Wardrope and Glen Livingston a 13-12 win which was backed up by Melanie Inness and Robert Barr winning 13-11 in the visually impaired pairs.

Another two sessions of play will be completed tomorrow to round-off the Tri-Nations event between Scotland, Australia and Ireland. Reports from those matches will be provided tomorrow afternoon.

SESSION ONE V AUSTRALIA GOLD:

• Women’s Pairs – Hannah Smith & Claire Johnston 22 v Genevieve Delves & Jamie-Lee Worsnop 14
• Women’s Triples – Dee Hoggan, Lauren Baillie-Whyte & Caroline Brown 16 v Kristina Kristic, Ellen Ryan & Rebecca Van Asch 20
• Men’s Singles – Iain McLean 21 v Corey Wedlock 20
• Men’s Fours – Stewart Anderson, Darren Burnett, Paul Foster MBE & Derek Oliver 8 v Jesse Noronha, Mathew Lucas, Ben Twist & Carl Healey 14
• Physically Disabled Pairs – Rosemary Lenton & Pauline Wilson 19 v Alison Meakin & Serena Bonnell 7
• Physically Disabled Pairs – Garry Hood & Kevin Wallace 16 v Tony Bonnell & Damien Delgado 9
• Physically Disabled Pairs – Garry Brown & Glen Livingston 12 v Chris Flavel & Josh Thornton 12
• Visually Impaired Pairs – Melanie Inness & Robert Barr 9 v Helen Boardman & Jake Fehlberg 15

SESSION TWO V AUSTRALIA GREEN:

• Women’s Singles – Dee Hoggan 21 v Natasha Van Eldik 14
• Women’s Fours – Hannah Smith, Claire Johnston, Lauren Baillie-Whyte & Caroline Brown 7 v Chloe Stewart, Kylie Whitehead, Lynsey Clarke & Dawn Hayman 19
• Men’s Pairs – Paul Foster MBE & Derek Oliver 14 v Barrie Lester & Aaron Teys 15
• Men’s Triples – Stewart Anderson, Iain McLean & Darren Burnett 17 v Wayne Ruediger, Cody Packer & Aaron Wilson 14
• Physically Disabled Pairs – Rosemary Lenton & Pauline Wilson 8 v Cheryl Lindfield & Serena Bonnell 16
• Physically Disabled Pairs – Garry Hood & Kevin Wallace 13 v Damien Delgado & Chris Flavel 10
• Physically Disabled Pairs – Mary Wilson & John Wardrope 4 v Alison Meakin & Josh Thornton 22
• Visually Impaired Pairs – Mary Stevenson & Sandy Mackintosh 12 v Helen Boardman & Fred McConnell 11

SESSION THREE V AUSTRALIA GREEN:

• Women’s Pairs – Hannah Smith & Claire Johnston 10 v Dawn Hayman & Lynsey Clarke 17
• Women’s Triples – Dee Hoggan, Lauren Baillie-Whyte & Caroline Brown 9 v Kylie Whitehead, Natasha Van Eldik & Chloe Stewart 21
• Men’s Singles – Iain McLean 15 v Aaron Wilson 21
• Men’s Fours – Stewart Anderson, Darren Burnett, Paul Foster MBE & Derek Oliver 9 v Wayne Ruediger, Barrie Lester, Cody Packer & Aaron Teys 12
• Physically Disabled Pairs – Mary Wilson & Garry Brown 9 v Cheryl Lindfield & Alison Meakin 17
• Physically Disabled Pairs – John Wardrope & Glen Livingston 13 v Tony Bonnell & Josh Thornton 12
• Visually Impaired Pairs – Melanie Inness & Robert Barr 13 v Helen Boardman & Fred McConnell 11
• Visually Impaired Pairs – Mary Stevenson & Sandy Mackintosh 9 v Grant Fehlberg & Jake Fehlberg 22