[1][2] Born in Dnipro to parents Sergii and Oksana Kovalova, Dasha started bowling at age eight.
[1] After college, Kovalova joined the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) in 2016, the organization having just returned from an 11-year hiatus the year before.
In this event, Kovalova rolled the fourth televised 300 game in PWBA history, and the first of the four to be bowled in a championship match.
She made a bid for her second major title in the season-ending PWBA Tour Championship, but lost the final match to Shannon O'Keefe.
Following a suspended 2020 season (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Kovalova won the 2021 PWBA Twin Cities Open on April 24 for her third title.
Having gained temporary protection status as refugees, the Kovalovas were embraced by Dasha's sponsor, Brunswick, who offered a monetary gift and a job for Sergii.