The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's curling teams travel to Guelph, Ont., to compete in the 2020 OUA championships from February 13-17 at the Guelph Curing Club.
 
The event will open with pool play from Thursday, February 13 through Sunday, February 16 with the quarter-final matches to follow, taking place Sunday evening. The semi-finals will kick-off Monday morning (Feb 17) with the championship matches taking place Monday afternoon.
 
WOMEN'S PREVIEW: The Blues did not lose any members from last season's team. Third-year standout Mackenzie Kiemele is back at skip, while fellow third-year standout Madeleine Spurgeon is back as the lead. Sophomores Thea Coburn and Kelsey Chisamore-Johnson return as U of T's second and vice, respectively.
 
At last year's OUA championships, the Toronto women finished with a perfect 7-0 record in pool play but lost in the quarter-finals to the eventual OUA silver medalist Laurentian Voyageurs. The team will look to build on that experience as they vie for the podium this year.
 
MEN'S PREVIEW: The Blues men gained some experience with third-year skip Justin Chung joining the roster. The returning roster made some positional changes from last year, as fifth-year Jacob Weber takes over the lead position, third-year Sebastian Gajewski is now slotted in as a second and sophomore Joshua Leung is the vice.
 
The Toronto men hope to build on their experience from last season and will look to their veteran presence to take them to the next level at these championships.
 
The top three men's and women's teams will advance to the 2020 U SPORTS / Curling Canada championships, March 11-15, in Portage la Prairie, Man.
 
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