Curlers from Nutmeg club on national stage

Naida Leslie, of New Canaan, delivers a curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Jayne Beattie, of Norwalk, sends a curling stone down the ice during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Brooms hang on the wall available to new curlers Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Naida Leslie, of New Canaan, directs her teammates as they sweep a curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Naida Leslie, of New Canaan, watches a curling stone's direction during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

A player gets ready to deliver a curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Jayne Beattie, of Norwalk, gets ready to deliver a curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

A player sweeps a curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Naida Leslie, of New Canaan, talks to her teammates as they sweep the ice ahead of a curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Naida Leslie, of New Canaan, releases a curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Teammates Kathy Morley, of New Canaan, left, and Jayne Beattie, of Norwalk, get ready to sweep the ice in front of the stone as needed. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Greg Glashan, of Darien, waits to sweep the ice in front of the curling stone during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Mike Heneberry, of Norwalk, left, and Greg Glashan, of Darien, follow a curling stone as it moves down the ice, ready to sweep the ice in front of the stone as needed, during a tournament game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Derek Surka, of New Haven, delivers a curling stone while practicing Saturday, Mar. 2, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Surka and wife Charrissa Lin will be representing the Grand National Curling Club at the Mixed Nationals competition in Minnesota March 16th to the 24th. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Derek Surka, of New Haven, watches his wife Charrissa Lin deliver a curling stone while practicing Saturday, Mar. 2, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. The couple will be representing the Grand National Curling Club at the Mixed Nationals competition in Minnesota March 16th to the 24th. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Charrissa Lin, of New Haven, delivers a curling stone while practicing Saturday, Mar. 2, 2013 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, Conn. Lin and husband Derek Surka will be representing the Grand National Curling Club at the Mixed Nationals competition in Minnesota March 16th to the 24th. Photo: Autumn Driscoll