HALIFAX - Rachel Homan survived a nervy opening game in the best-of-three women's final at the Montana's Canadian Curling Trials by holding on for a 5-4 victory over Christina Black on Friday afternoon.

Down two with hammer in the 10th end, Black had a chance for a multi-point end, but settled for a single.

With five rocks in the four-foot ring, she tried to bump multiple stones but couldn't nudge a Homan rock from the side of the button.

"We knew it would be a battle and it was," said Homan's second Emma Miskew.

Game 2 is Saturday afternoon at Scotiabank Centre. Game 3, if needed, will be played Sunday.

The opener in the best-of-three men's final between Matt Dunstone's Winnipeg team and the Calgary rink skipped by Brad Jacobs was set for Friday night.

With mild, drizzly weather out

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