In 2001, Nunes won a pairs bronze medal at the
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, 14 years later she won a second medal at the Championships winning a fours
silver medal in Christchurch, New Zealand. Nunes competed at the
2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and four years later in 2020, was selected for the
2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent the USA at the
2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She participated in the
women's singles and the
women's pairs events. Shortly after the World Championships and still on the Gold Coast, Nunes was a surprise winner of the World Singles Champion of Champions title to become the first US winner of the event. She defeated Guernsey's
Lucy Beere in the final, 5–2, 3–4, 6–3. In late 2023, she won her sixth singles title at the
United States National Bowls Championships. In 2024, Nunes narrowly failed to become the first bowler to retain the World Singles Champion of Champions title, after reaching the final she lost out to
Milika Nathan. == Personal life ==