Team Birt advances to 1:30 pm Sunday semis at the Oakville Fall Classic

PEI’s Team Birt finished qualifying-round play with a 3-1 win-loss record at the 7-team $3800 purse Oakville Fall Classic at the Oakville Curling Club in Ontario, and take on the Jacqueline Harrison rink, also 3-1, from Dundas Ont. in the 1:30 pm Atlantic semi-finals.

Team Birt, with a bye in the final qualifying round draw (Facebook)

Birt’s round-robin loss was a close 5-4 match against Harrison, who pulled out the win with a final-end deuce. The Jamie Sinclair squad from Charlotte NC and the Laurie St. Georges rink from Laval QC square off in the other semi. Team Birt beat the Quebec rink 7-3 in the qualifying round

The final goes at 4:30 Atlantic.