Jestyn Murphy (born September 21, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Mississauga,

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. She currently

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s a team on the

World Curling Tour The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world. History The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from J ...

Career

Youth

Murphy won the Ontario Bantam championship in 2013, skipping a team out of the Listowel Curling Club. Murphy was a member of the

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women's curling team. In her first year, Murphy played third for the team, which was skipped by Katelyn Wasylkiw. The team played in the

2015 CIS/CCA Curling Championships The 2015 CIS/CCA Curling Championships are held from March 18 to 21 at the Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario. The host university of the event is Wilfrid Laurier University. Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-r ...

, going 3-4. The next season, Murphy skipped the team, and led them to a bronze medal at the

2016 CIS/CCA Curling Championships The 2016 CIS/CCA Curling Championships are held from March 20 to 23 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, British Columbia. The host university of the event is UBC Okanagan. The winning teams will also represent Canada at the 2017 Winter Unive ...

. Murphy was named then Gryphon Athlete of the Week for the

Women's

Murphy was the alternate for the Jacqueline Harrison rink at the 2017 Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials, but missed the playoffs. She played for the team at the 2017 Boost National

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event, finishing with a 1-3 record. In 2018, Murphy formed a new team with her mother

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Stephanie Matheson Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian ...

and Grace Holyoke. The team qualified for the

2019 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2019 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 28 to February 2 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario. The winning team of skip Rachel Homan, third E ...

, the first for Jestyn as a skip. There, she made it to the semifinal, where she lost to Julie Tippin. She had previously played in the 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the alternate on the Harrison rink, which lost in the final. Murphy and her team played in the

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as well, where she lost in the tiebreaker game against

Hollie Duncan Hollie Duncan (born January 6, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario as Hollie Nicol) is a Canadian curler. She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Career Juniors As a bantam-aged curler, Duncan skipped her Unionville Curling Club rink ...

. Murphy is currently the skip of a curling rink consisting of Grace Holyoke, Stephanie Matheson and Carly Howard, daughter of

Glenn Howard Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962) is a Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight straight, ...

Personal life

Murphy's father Hugh was president of the

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and a competitive mixed doubles curler with his wife,

. Murphy has a Bachelor of Science from the

with a major in

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. She was enrolled in a Bachelor of Education program at Brock University. She currently works as a supply teacher and as a curling instructor at the

Mississaugua Golf & Country Club The Mississaugua Golf & Country Club is a mixed club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course, curling facilities with six sheets, pro shop and lounge, tennis courts, fitness centre, and an active bridge club. It was founded in 1906 and is ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Jestyn Living people Canadian women curlers 1996 births Curlers from Ontario Sportspeople from Mississauga Curlers from Halifax, Nova Scotia University of Guelph alumni