# Match Record: Thurs Comp 2-19-26 (2026-02-19)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 05:57:20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4836220277
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-19
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Thurs Comp 2-19-26
- **Location:** Pickle & Taps (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6209-pickle-taps)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-1
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.87)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Stephen Small** (DUPR ID: EGMP9V) - Rating: 3.830, Location: Wilmington, NC, US
- **Jim Flechtner** (DUPR ID: 304YOX) - Rating: 4.339, Location: Wilmington, NC, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Skipper Mervin** (DUPR ID: 16V9YK) - Rating: 3.953, Location: N/A
- **Timothy Copeland** (DUPR ID: 8KJNY1) - Rating: 3.364, Location: Carolina Beach, NC, US

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