2010 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2010 United States Women's Curling Championships were held at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6, 2010 to March 13, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5] This was the 34th edition of the United States Women's Curling Championship; it was held alongside the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship.

2010 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host cityKalamazoo, Michigan
ArenaWings Stadium
DatesMarch 6–13
Winner Team Brown
Curling clubMadison CC, Madison
SkipErika Brown
ThirdNina Spatola
SecondAnn Swisshelm
LeadLaura Hallisey
AlternateJessica Schultz
CoachBill Todhunter
Finalist Patti Lank
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Teams qualified through three different methods. First, the defending champions were granted an automatic berth; however, Team McCormick elected not to compete because of the Vancouver Olympics which take place during the preceding two weeks. Next, teams traditionally compete first through regional qualifiers with the top teams advancing to the nationals and then the runners-up compete at a Nationals Playdown to determine the final spots. However, so few women's teams submitted applications to the Regional Qualifiers that all teams were directly advanced to the National Championships.[6][7]

The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[8]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Erika BrownNina SpatolaAnn SwisshelmLaura Hallisey Madison, Wisconsin
Gabrielle ColemanAnn DrummieJoDee Dike-JohnsonKaren Officer Mountain View, California
Lysa HambleyEm GoodElle LeBeauCynthia Eng-DinselSara Skulec Lynnwood, Washington
Rebecca HamiltonKarlie KoenigJenna HaagGrace Gabower McFarland, Wisconsin
Matina HeislerElizabeth AbeltinMarinna MartiniWendy ScholesBarbara Thomson Falmouth, Massachusetts
Debra HornLaurel MaurerEmilia JuocysCourtney Schmidt Shaker Heights, Ohio
Patti LankAileen SormunenCaitlin MaroldoJessica Schultz Lewiston, New York
Monica WalkerElizabeth WilliamsAshley LawreckRachel Ryan Boston, Massachusetts
Kimberly WapolaBrigid ElligCarol StrojnyConnie Kupferschmidt Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Amy WrightCourtney GeorgeJordan MoultonAmanda McLeanPatricia Luke Duluth, Minnesota

Round robin standings
Team (Skip) W L
Amy Wright72
Erika Brown72
Patti Lank*72
Rebecca Hamilton72
Kimberly Wapola54
Monica Walker54
Debra Horn36
Gabrielle Coleman36
Lysa Hambley18
Matina Heisler18

* clinched playoff berth [9]

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker 1

Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
Amy Wright 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 7

Tiebreaker 2

Thursday, March 11, 4:00 pm[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 6
Erika Brown 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 X 9

Playoffs
  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 Amy Wright 5  
2 Erika Brown 8         2 Erika Brown 5
      1 Amy Wright 2   3 Patti Lank 4
  3 Patti Lank 9  
3 Patti Lank 8
4 Rebecca Hamilton 4  

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, March 12, 8:00am[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Amy Wright 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
Erika Brown 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 X 8

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, March 12, 8:00am[13]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 X 8
Rebecca Hamilton 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 4:00pm[14]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Amy Wright 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Patti Lank 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 X X 9

Championship Final

Saturday, March 13, 10:00am[15]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Erika Brown 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Patti Lank 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4

Other notable participants

Other notable participants include Courtney George, Jordan Moulton, Jessica Schultz, and Ann Swisshelm.

References
  1. WKZO "Curling Comes to Kalamazoo" Archived 2012-07-11 at Archive.today
  2. WHTC "Kalamazoo Curling Club Prepares for U.S. Nationals at Wings Stadium" Archived 2012-07-17 at Archive.today
  3. Winchell, Kathy "Kalamazoo to host 2010 U.S. Curling Championships" Kalamazoo Gazette
  4. Kowalski, Will. "Enjoy curling at the Olympics and here at home" Battle Creek Enquirer (February 24, 2010)
  5. Holcomb, Anne. "National Curling is Coming to Kalamazoo" Kalamazoo Gazette (November 24, 2009)
  6. Women's Field Announced for 2010 Nationals
  7. "Women's field set for 2010 U.S. Nationals in Kalamazoo"
  8. "2010 US Women's Curling Championship – Qualified teams". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  9. Lank clinches playoff spot
  10. http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=19
  11. http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=20
  12. http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=22
  13. http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=22
  14. http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=24
  15. http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=26
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