Luke Saunders

Luke Malicah[2] Saunders (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian curler and tennis player from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

[4] Representing Nova Scotia in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the team went through the round robin and championship pools with an 8–2 record, earning a spot in the playoffs.

[5] After juniors, Saunders moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for university and did not curl competitively again until the 2017–18 season, joining the team of Mark Dacey, Andrew Gibson and Stephen Burgess.

For the 2019–20 season, Saunders joined the newly formed Matthew Manuel rink at third with second Adam Cocks and lead Jeff Wilson.

The team immediately found success with playoff appearances at The Curling Store Cashspiel and the Bud Light Men's Cash Spiel.

In their three events played during the abbreviated 2020–21 season, the team had a notable second-place finish at the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic where they lost to the Brad Gushue rink in the final.

After a quarterfinal finish at the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel, the team made it to the final of the Superstore Monctonian Challenge where they lost to James Grattan.

[12] The following season, the Manuel rink continued to build on their success from the previous year, reaching the final of the New Scotland Brewing Men's Cash Spiel and the semifinals of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic and the Superstore Monctonian Challenge.

[14] This qualified the team of Manuel, Saunders, Meagher and Zachernuk for the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier where they finished with a 3–5 record, earning wins against the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Saskatchewan.

[22] This qualified the foursome for the 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Jonquière, Saguenay where they finished in tenth place with a 4–5 record.