ARLINGTON, Texas - The 49th annual Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas kicked off Monday and several Team USA bowlers are in the hunt for a medal in singles competition.

The week-long tournament, which is being held at Sawgrass Lanes in Tamarac, Fla., features Adult, Senior (ages 50-plus for men, 45-plus for women), Super Senior (ages 60-plus for men, 55-plus for women), Junior A (ages 16-19) and Junior B (ages 12-15) divisions.

Team USA's Tennelle Milligan of Arlington, Texas, has the lead in Adult Women after the first six of 12 games of singles competition. Milligan's 1,217 total leads Mexico's Lilia Robles (1,209) with Brenda Padilla Mansfield, Texas, in third at 1,202.

The United States holds the lead in three other divisions at the halfway mark of singles: Stan Sprow in Senior Men; Carol Teel and Christine Srock hold the top two spots in Super Senior Women, and Danielle McEwan and Jessica Earnest lead in Junior A Women.

The Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas is the oldest annual international tournament in the American Zone. The invitational competition for countries of PABCON (Pan American Bowling Confederation - the American Zone of World Tenpin Bowling Association) has five divisions for men and women.

In each division, one team comprised of two men and two women compete in singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team event throughout the week-long tournament. After 36 games, individual all-events and national all-events champions are recognized.

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