# Match Record: AOP (2.50 and BELOW) - Week 4th SPSA - Round 1 Pool B (2026-05-23)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 04:31:23
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-23
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** AOP (2.50 and BELOW) - Week 4th SPSA - Round 1 Pool B
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 2.26)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ernesto  Garcia** (DUPR ID: OR6R5E) - Rating: 2.365, Location: N/A
- **Ben Rusk** (DUPR ID: RX7EKN) - Rating: 2.102, Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- ** Jim DiCarlo** (DUPR ID: 5EWZ2P) - Rating: 2.394, Location: Leavenworth, KS, US
- **Joyce Harris** (DUPR ID: VXJEQ6) - Rating: 2.179, Location: Burlington Junction, MO, US

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