# Match Record: PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Womens Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (35 To 49) (2026-05-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 22:08:26
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Womens Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (35 To 49)
- **Location:** Peachtree Corners/Norcross, GA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 9-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.40)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Kathey Blea** (DUPR ID: YX0WVP) - Rating: 3.050, Location: Chattanooga, TN, US
- **Janna Beard** (DUPR ID: GG50VQ) - Rating: 3.366, Location: McDonald, TN, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Amy Mitchell** (DUPR ID: V40246) - Rating: 3.350, Location: Augusta, GA, US
- **Samantha McCriskin** (DUPR ID: XO0W47) - Rating: 3.822, Location: N/A

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