Kerri Einarson and her foursome from Gimli, Man., scored a single in the eighth end to edge Delaney Strouse's crew from Traverse City, Mich., 5-4 on Friday in the WFG Masters at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon.
With the win, Einarson extended her playoff streak in the Grand Slam of Curling series to 11 events following the final women's round-robin draw Friday.
Einarson finished first among the nine teams tied with 2-2 records and earned the No. 5 playoff seed by virtue of a closest-to-the-button skills contest.
Elsewhere in Friday's 15th draw, Winnipeg'sJennifer Jones edged Stefania Constantini of Italy 9-7 in an extra end, Winnipeg's Kate Cameron beat Gim Eun-ji of South Korea 5-4, and Tabitha Peterson from the U.S.
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