The PEI rink of Suzanne Birt, Shelly Bradley, Leslie MacDougall and Stefanie Clark defeated Charlottetown clubmates Rebecca Jean and Robyn MacPhee, Shelley Muzika, and Tammi Lowther by a 6-4 score this morning to advance to the semi-final round of the Lady Monctonian Invitational cashspiel at Curling Beausejour in Moncton.

They’ll be playing the Mary-Anne Arsenault foursome from Halifax, who beat the Sandy Comeau team from New Brunswick by a 7-1 score, recording singles in the first four ends and finishing with a triple in the sixth.

The other semi will feature the Jill Mouzar and Mary Jane McGuire rinks. New Brunswick’s McGuire beat PEI’s Erin Carmody team, which includes Geri-Lynn Ramsay, Jessica vanOuwerkerk, and Darcie Birch, 6-4 to advance, while Mouzar beat fellow Haligonian Nancy McConnery 7-5.

The semis start at 11:30 this morning, with the final going at 2:30 pm.