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With cool of a veteran, rookie Stephanie Zavala overcomes early error to win first PWBA Tour title in 2021 Greater Cleveland Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:00 pm
 With cool of a veteran, rookie Stephanie Zavala overcomes early error to win first PWBA Tour title in 2021 Greater Cleveland Open
Stephanie Zavala after winning the 2021 PWBA Greater Cleveland Open for her first PWBA Tour title. Photo by PWBA.
When Stephanie Zavala left a 2-8-10 split for an open in the second frame of the title match of the high-scoring 2021 PWBA Greater Cleveland Open, it was logical to think it was the kind of error a rookie making her championship round debut wouldn’t recover from. The powerful right-hander followed with a strike, but then left a solid 9-pin that she spared, falling 31 pins behind 2-time PWBA Tour champion Bryanna Coté. Both the split and 9-pin came on the lane the top-seeded Zavala...