Schubiner, Wynston win Wagar
Winners of the Wagar Women’s Pairs: Sondra Schubiner and Linda Wynston
Sondra Schubiner of Boca Raton FL and Linda Wynston of Toronto ON won the Wagar Women’s Pairs on Tuesday by more than a board. It’s their second national win, having won the same event in Atlanta in 2018.
Schubiner and Wynston qualified in second place with scores of 61.23% and 62.61%. A 53.08% first final dropped them to third, but their 60.92% last session lifted them ahead. They finished 33.5 matchpoints ahead on a 25 top. Their final score was 835.67.
“We were very steady,” Wynston said. “We pulled through. We were a little nervous after this morning. Everyone was pleasant.”
Living so far apart, they have benefitted in recent years from online play to practice their partnership, Schubiner said.
Runners-up in the Wagar Women’s Pairs: Bella Ionis-Sorren and Linda Epstein
In second with 802.11 were Linda Epstein of Delray Beach FL and Bella Ionis-Sorren of Fort Lauderdale. They had been fifth after qualifying and moved up to second after a strong first final, but an average second final was only enough to hold that spot.
Runners-up in the Wagar Women’s Pairs: Bella Ionis-Sorren and Linda Epstein
