# Match Record: Oak Island Beach Pickles Spring Classic Presented by Emerge Ortho - Mens Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (50+/60+ COMBINED (2026-04-11)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 02:34:25
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4341779839
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-11
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Oak Island Beach Pickles Spring Classic Presented by Emerge Ortho - Mens Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (50+/60+ COMBINED
- **Location:** Oak Island, NC (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-598-middleton-park)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 2-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.42)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Steve Hartis** (DUPR ID: PP4GOQ) - Rating: 3.065, Location: N/A
- **Peter Grendze** (DUPR ID: G5MJ7M) - Rating: 3.297, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Gary Griffith** (DUPR ID: L5WEG6) - Rating: 3.276, Location: Mount Airy, NC, US
- **Robert Sullivan** (DUPR ID: EG2V0W) - Rating: 4.040, Location: N/A

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