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Rachel Homan, Kerry Einarson and Caitlin Lowes improved to 2-0 at the 25th Canadian Curling Trials in Montana. on Sunday.
Ottawa's Homan, the two-time reigning Canadian and world women's champion, defeated Halifax's Christina Black 8-2 in eight ends in the first draw. Einarson of Gimli, Man., earned a 6-5 victory over Kate Cameron of St. Adolphus, Man., who had scored solo goals in each of the last four finishes.
Einarson is a four-time Canadian champion who finished second to Homan at this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Winnipeg's Lowes scored one in the 11th end for an 8-7 win over Edmonton's Selena Sturmay. In another bout, Corrine Brown of Kamloops, British Columbia beat Kayla Skrlik of Calgary 7-6.
In Sunday's men's match, St. John's Brad Gushue (NL) and Winnipeg's Matt Dunston improved to 2-0. Gushue beat Calgary's Kevin Coe 5-3, while Dunston edged Jordon McDonald, also of Winnipeg, 8-4.
Elsewhere, John Epping of Sudbury, Ont., defeated Mike McEwen of Saskatoon 9-5, while Brad Jacobs of Calgary, the reigning Canadian men's champion, scored two goals in the 11th end for a 6-4 victory over Ryan Clater of Saskatoon.
The winner of the men's and women's competitions will represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.
CBC Sports' Devin Heroux previews the upcoming 2025 Canadian Curling Trials in Halifax.
