McEwan, Tackett Pace First Two Squads of Mixed Doubles Qualifying The duo combines to average 229.5 in leading all doubles teams through the first half of qualifying Houston—Five-time PWBA Tour champion Danielle McEwan and 13-time PBA Tour champion EJ Tackett lead all players from A and B squads after the opening day of qualifying of the PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament at Copperfield Bowl. Tackett and McEwan scored 3,213 (+413) over seven games to take the early lead with C and D squads set to compete tomorrow. Tackett, then teaming with Liz Johnson, won the event in 2018, and is competing alongside McEwan for the first time. The top three teams of the day came from A Squad. Trailing Tackett and McEwan are Richie Teece & Liz Kuhlkin (+372) and Jakob Butturff & Stefanie Johnson (+283). The B Squad leaders, Wes Malott and Verity Crawley, sit fourth overall with 3,042 (+242) in total pinfall. Competition resumes tomorrow with C and D squads bowling their seven games of qualifying beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Among the many players in action tomorrow are Shannon O’Keefe and Bill O’Neill, who have won the event twice since it became an official PBA/PWBA title event and once more before that. At the conclusion of D squad, the top quarter of the field will advance to the semifinals on Sunday. All rounds will be streamed live on FloBowling. To subscribe, visit FloBowling.com. PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Top 10 Through 7 Games (A and B Squads Only) Copperfield Bowl – Houston A Squad Danielle McEwan and EJ Tackett, +413 Liz Kuhlkin and Richie Teece, +372 Stefanie Johnson and Jakob Butturff, +283 Madison Janack and Packy Hanrahan, +161 Hayley Veitch and Curt Dupre, +159 Lara Kurt and Julian Salinas, +136 Addie Herzberg and Michael Tang, +121 Stephanie Zavala and Dallas Leong, +109 Britney Brown and Joe Findling, +82 Caitlyn Johnson and Ildemaro Ruiz Jr., +56 B Squad Verity Crawley and Wes Malott, +242 Maria Jose Rodriguez and Nathan Bohr, +217 Nicole Trudell and Matt Dzikiewicz, +197 Leanne Hulsenberg and Darren Tang, +173 Giselle Poss and Kenny Ryan, +167 Shalin Zulkifli and Nate Garcia, +150 Clara Guerrero and Andres Gomez, +136 Alexis Neuer and Anthony Neuer, +120 Maria Bulanova and Brad Miller, +115 Summer Jasmin and Randy Miles Jr., +96 Upcoming Streaming Schedule Copperfield Bowl – Houston Saturday, July 31 9 a.m. ET – Qualifying (C Squad) 3 p.m. ET – Qualifying (D Squad) Sunday, August 1 9:30 a.m. ET – Semifinals 1:30 p.m. ET – Finals To subscribe to FloBowling, visit FloBowling.com. About the PBA The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.