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Canada's Carey wins close 5-4 game over Italy with 10th end handshake

The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:40PM CST Last Updated Tuesday, March 22, 2016 5:25PM CST

Canadian skip Chelsea Carey calls a shot during the 9th draw against Germany at the Women's World Curling Championship in Swift Current, Sask. Tuesday, March 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Canada's Chelsea Carey won a tense game for a 5-4 victory over Italy's Federica Apollonio on Tuesday afternoon in Draw 10 of the women's curling world championship.

Carey (6-1) started the day on a winning note with a 7-5 victory over Germany's Daniela Driendl.

Apollonio's rink (0-6) offered handshakes in the 10th end after missing a takeout with their last stone.

Canada had the hammer and was already sitting for a single when Italy conceded.

Carey came up short on a draw attempt, but Canada was sitting single for an early 1-0 lead. Italy replied with a single of its own in the second but the Canadians reclaimed the lead with a point in the third. Apollonio hit for a single in the fourth to keep it 2-2, then Carey was unable to put enough weight behind her takeout in the fifth end for a 3-2 Italian lead at the break.

Carey blanked in the sixth end to keep the hammer, then drew in to score a deuce in the seventh to take a 4-3 lead. A blank by Italy in the eighth maintained the Canadian lead and with a single in the ninth Apollonio tied it 4-4.