Adrienne Mercer (born January 21, 1980) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team Sarah Hill.

Career

Mercer played in the

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and

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with skip

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, failing to qualify for the playoffs on both occasions. She played for Beth Hamilton in the

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and

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editions of the event, however, could not qualify for the playoffs in any of her appearances. She joined Team Sarah Hill for the 2020–21 season. Due to the

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, many teams had to opt out of the

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as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete in the

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. This meant that only Team Hill and their clubmates

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's rink entered the event. In the best-of-five series, Team Hill defeated Team Mitchell three games to one to earn the right to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2021 Scotties in

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. At the Tournament of Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, with wins against New Brunswick's

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and Nunavut's

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. The following season, the provincial championship was cancelled due to the pandemic. As the highest ranked team on the CTRS standings, Team Hill were appointed to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the

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. The team once again finished the national championship with a 2–6 record, beating Nunavut's

Brigitte MacPhail Brigitte MacPhail (born June 19, 1987, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She currently skips her own team out of the Iqaluit Curling Club in Iqaluit. Career MacPhail made one appearance at the Can ...

and upsetting Northern Ontario's

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in their two victories.

Personal life

Mercer is employed as a lawyer at

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. She is married to Michael Crawford and has one daughter, Claire.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mercer, Adrienne 1980 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador Sportspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador