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Diana Zavjalova leads qualifying of season-opening QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open as just 4 players average 200 or better

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, April 28, 2017 11:00 pm
 Diana Zavjalova leads qualifying of season-opening QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open as just 4 players average 200 or better
Diana Zavjalova after winning the 2014 Intercollegiate Singles Championships. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
PWBA Tour players got a treat to open their 2017 season: a flat lane pattern that brought to mind the U.S. Open when the PBA Tour ran it earlier this century. Predictably, the scoring pace was extremely low, with just four of the 68 players averaging 200 in Friday’s 12 games of qualifying. Diana Zavjalova led with 2,521 on 6-game blocks of 1,273 (202-192-196-181-224-278) and 1,248 (220-170-207-216-200-235). Lefty Shannon Pluhowsky was second with 2,470, Missy Parkin third at 2,461,...