Curling: Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing win opener at Canadian mixed doubles trials [Video]

LIVERPOOL, N.S. –

Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing edged Jessica Zheng and Victor Pietrangelo 6-5 in the opening draw at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials on Monday.

Jones and Laing scored a deuce in the eighth end for the victory.

In other early games, Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher needed only six ends to complete an 8-2 rout of Paige Papley and Evan Van Amsterdam.

Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres scored three points in an extra end for an 8-5 win over Anne-Sophie Gionest and Robert Desjardins. Brittany Tran and Rylan Kleiter posted a 6-3 victory over Steve Laycock and Nancy Martin.

In Draw 2, Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott defeated Melissa Adams and Alex Robichaud 7-2.

Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman got by Riley Sandham and Brendan Craig 8-6 and Lisa Weagle and John Epping edged Taylor Reese-Hansen and Corey Chester 8-7.

The father-daughter duo of Jim Cotter and Jaelyn Cotter …