# Match Record: NAPL APL Summer '26 (2026-05-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 17:21:59
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4397203579
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** NAPL APL Summer '26
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.22)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Santiago Castillo** (DUPR ID: NRNVYN) - Rating: 4.112, Location: Madison, AL, US
- **chase spitzer** (DUPR ID: 8KZJN7) - Rating: 4.230, Location: Athens, AL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **michael molloy** (DUPR ID: 8W5MGY) - Rating: 4.338, Location: Madison, AL, US
- **Namito Yokota** (DUPR ID: Z9MZ7M) - Rating: 4.213, Location: Madison, AL, US

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