# Match Record: Team Picklebowl - Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0 (2025-01-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 12:52:08
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4295963061
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** Team Picklebowl - Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-16
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.24)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Erik Gertler** (DUPR ID: 3LGGJ1) - Rating: 5.108, Location: Highland, UT, US
- **Ronald Zurita** (DUPR ID: 8JMJ7D) - Rating: 5.370, Location: Eagle Mountain, UT, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ethan Evans** (DUPR ID: 8WWM6Y) - Rating: 5.448, Location: San Diego, CA, US
- **James Lin** (DUPR ID: 3VJQ45) - Rating: 5.030, Location: New York, NY, US

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