# Match Record: CPL (3.5 (50+)) Week (2) APC Garden State @ Bounce Malvern (2026-05-16)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 07:09:22
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4671612562
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-16
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** CPL (3.5 (50+)) Week (2) APC Garden State @ Bounce Malvern
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 16-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.83)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **JIMMY SHAPIRO** (DUPR ID: V75WW5) - Rating: 3.799, Location: Moorestown, NJ, US
- **John DeChristopher** (DUPR ID: 67JLXE) - Rating: 3.637, Location: Pitman, NJ, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Robert Block** (DUPR ID: DN0576) - Rating: 3.981, Location: Wynnewood, PA, US
- **Chris Norton** (DUPR ID: 35Z45P) - Rating: 3.921, Location: Reading, PA, US

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