Adrienne Mercer Explained

Adrienne Mercer
Birth Date:21 January 1980
Birth Place:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Curling Club:RE/MAX Centre,
St. John's, NL[1]
Skip:Sarah Hill
Third:Kelli Sharpe
Second:Beth Hamilton
Lead:Adrienne Mercer
Alternate:Laura Phillips
Hearts Appearances:2
Top Cca Ranking:66th (2021–22)

Adrienne Mercer (born January 21, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] She currently plays lead on Team Sarah Hill.

Career

Mercer played in the 2009 and 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts with skip Cindy Miller, failing to qualify for the playoffs on both occasions. She played for Beth Hamilton in the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017 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 COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador, many teams had to opt out of the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete in the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. This meant that only Team Hill and their clubmates Mackenzie Mitchell's rink entered the event.[3] 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 Calgary, Alberta.[4] At the Tournament of Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, with wins against New Brunswick's Melissa Adams and Nunavut's Lori Eddy.[5]

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 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[6] The team once again finished the national championship with a 2–6 record, beating Nunavut's Brigitte MacPhail and upsetting Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in their two victories.[7]

Personal life

Mercer is employed as a lawyer at McInnes Cooper. She is married to Michael Crawford and has one daughter, Claire.[2]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2008–09[8] Adrienne Mercer Noelle Thomas
2009–10Cindy Miller Beth Hamilton Noelle Thomas Adrienne Mercer
2011–12Beth Hamilton Adrienne Mercer
2012–13Beth Hamilton Sarah Paul Jillian Waite Adrienne Mercer
2013–14Beth Hamilton Jillian Waite Adrienne Mercer
2016–17Beth Hamilton Adrienne Mercer Heidi Trickett
2020–21Beth Hamilton Adrienne Mercer
2021–22Sarah Hill Beth Hamilton Adrienne Mercer
2022–23Sarah Hill Kelli Sharpe Beth Hamilton Adrienne Mercer
2023–24Sarah Hill Kelli Sharpe Beth Hamilton Adrienne Mercer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adrienne Mercer Profile. Curling Canada. January 17, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide. Curling Canada. January 17, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties – Teams. Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association. January 17, 2022.
  4. News: Team Smith heading to Brier, Team Hill to Scotties after winning N.L. curling championships. CBC. Heather Gillis. January 31, 2021. January 17, 2022.
  5. Web site: Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule. Sportsnet. January 17, 2022.
  6. CurlingNL. 1478022434108366854. January 3, 2022. Other provinces that are in our situation has gone the route of CTRS points and we will do the same. The team with the most points currently is Team Hill..
  7. Web site: 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results. Sportsnet. January 28, 2022. February 19, 2022.
  8. Web site: Adrienne Mercer Past Teams. CurlingZone. January 17, 2022.