# Match Record: Gateway Smash: Spring 2026 League - Spring 2026 Ladder (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:48:58
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4800155959
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Gateway Smash: Spring 2026 League - Spring 2026 Ladder
- **Location:** Arch Pickleball & Badminton - Bridgeton, Missouri 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-3
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.07)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Morgan Fleshren** (Player ID: D9MEJY) - Rating: 3.590, Location: O'Fallon, IL, US
- **Joel Davis** (Player ID: 6NMWO0) - Rating: 2.982, Location: Weldon Spring, MO, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ellie Costa** (Player ID: D964ZX) - Rating: 2.699, Location: St. Louis, MO, US
- **Kirk Mulvany** (Player ID: YGYV24) - Rating: 3.006, Location: Saint Charles, MO, US

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