# Match Record: 2025 RHODE ISLAND Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & PIG - Men's Doubles Skill: (4.0/4.5/5.0) (2025-05-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:02:01
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4373574377
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-05-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 RHODE ISLAND Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & PIG - Men's Doubles Skill: (4.0/4.5/5.0)
- **Location:** Middletown, RI (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4026-ymca-of-middletown-ny)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.06)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Matt Gilman** (DUPR ID: 12G4E9) - Rating: 4.018, Location: Easton, MA, US
- **Kurt Neuendorf** (DUPR ID: 3VM7XE) - Rating: 4.158, Location: Attleboro, MA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **David Hardman** (DUPR ID: L2W756) - Rating: 3.761, Location: Fairhaven, MA, US
- **Ben Del Deo** (DUPR ID: 9PQLDV) - Rating: 4.312, Location: Tiverton, RI, US

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