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
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...