The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men’s and women’s curling team finished 1-2 at the 2010 OUA East Sectionals this weekend (Jan. 9-10) at the Idlwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury, Ont. 

The men’s team first competed against Queen’s, winning 6-4. They went on to face the host Laurentian Voyageurs and narrowly lost the match by one point, 4-3. In their final game of the day, the Blues fell to the Trent Excalibur 10-4. 

The women’s team fell 7-5 in a close match against the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday afternoon. However, they rebounded nicely to defeat the Voyageurs 11-9 on Saturday night. Despite the Blues best efforts, Trent managed to take the final match of the day 9-6 - both games were close and needed an extra end to determine a winner.

In the skill-based team rankings, U of T tallied 18 points the men’s division to claim second just behind Laurentian with 21, while the women’s team came out on top with a total of 17 points. 

The Varsity Blues curling teams returns to the rink February 6-7 when they travel to Peterborough, Ont.for the OUA Crossover hosted by Trent University. 

For more information, scores and highlights on your favourite Toronto teams, please visit the home of the Varsity Blues at http://www.varsityblues.ca.