# Match Record: NAPL APL Summer '26 (2026-05-10)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 17:24:45
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4729979347
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-10
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** NAPL APL Summer '26
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.83)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Ben Rutland** (DUPR ID: 1N9P6N) - Rating: 3.861, Location: Madison, AL, US
- **dang nguyen** (DUPR ID: N7DN76) - Rating: 3.835, Location: Huntsville, AL, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Stuart Tomlinson** (DUPR ID: 8JVEEO) - Rating: 3.773, Location: Huntsville, AL, US
- **Blake Mann** (DUPR ID: J50RV4) - Rating: 3.851, Location: N/A

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