# Match Record: PPA Tour: CIBC Texas Open - 2025 - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (50 To 59) (2025-03-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 03:42:20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4414508036
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-03-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: CIBC Texas Open - 2025 - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (50 To 59)
- **Location:** McKinney, TX (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-5102-the-picklr-mckinney)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.31)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **John Williams** (DUPR ID: 3XLM73) - Rating: 4.220, Location: Lafayette, CO, US
- **Erik Flatland** (DUPR ID: 1NP5M2) - Rating: 4.399, Location: Boulder, CO, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Rob Novick** (DUPR ID: 3LQ7VK) - Rating: 4.142, Location: Dallas, TX, US
- **Jeff Orkin** (DUPR ID: 7D45E9) - Rating: 4.493, Location: Farmers Branch, TX, US

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