# Match Record: ERA Pickleball: Advanced Beginner League - Week 5 (2025-05-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 11:00:18
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4729057326
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-05-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** ERA Pickleball: Advanced Beginner League - Week 5
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 0-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 2.35)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Beth** (Player ID: QPQOMD) - Rating: 2.087, Location: Houston, TX, US
- **Denise Hayes ** (Player ID: 5E7QJ5) - Rating: 2.133, Location: The Woodlands, TX, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **David Pickering** (Player ID: 0QNPPX) - Rating: 2.452, Location: The Woodlands, TX, US
- **Mauli Dalal** (Player ID: 94G5LK) - Rating: 2.725, Location: N/A

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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