# Match Record: Victory - The Empire Serves Back - $2000 and $500 Grand Prize For Moneyball Divisions - Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 4.0) Age: (50 And Above) (2026-05-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:13:58
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4488170752
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Victory - The Empire Serves Back - $2000 and $500 Grand Prize For Moneyball Divisions - Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 4.0) Age: (50 And Above)
- **Location:** Loves Park, IL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-279-darryl-f-lindberg-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.75)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Lori  Davis** (DUPR ID: 2YQ7ZR) - Rating: 3.902, Location: Dupage County, IL, US
- **Harold Finch** (DUPR ID: 59V9Z0) - Rating: 3.544, Location: Bolingbrook, IL, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Kara Norkus** (DUPR ID: KD0Z2O) - Rating: 3.754, Location: Naperville, IL, US
- **John ODonnell** (DUPR ID: WKRM6L) - Rating: 3.795, Location: Naperville, IL, US

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