# Match Record: Cup Play (2026-05-08)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:54:20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4846539749
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-08
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Cup Play
- **Location:** 100 Grand Fairway, The Woodlands, TX 77381, USA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-1
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.88)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Ernie Ortiz** (DUPR ID: Y3LO53) - Rating: 4.170, Location: Conroe, TX, US
- **Jeff  Bearden Sr.** (DUPR ID: V6D7Q7) - Rating: 4.503, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **David Awalt** (DUPR ID: D57JV4) - Rating: 3.944, Location: N/A
- **Nicholas Herrera** (DUPR ID: GXVXWV) - Rating: 2.910, Location: N/A

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