# Match Record: Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Women's Doubles 4.5 Double Elimination 55-59 Age (2025-04-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 06:32:37
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4880917589
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Women's Doubles 4.5 Double Elimination 55-59 Age
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-13, 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.59)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **NANCY NAPPO** (Player ID: RZOD9M) - Rating: 4.425, Location: Buffalo, NY, US
- **Michele Dalmaso** (Player ID: 3XYZ21) - Rating: 4.595, Location: Naples, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Linda Higgins** (Player ID: 12DQO7) - Rating: 4.651, Location: Edmond, OK, US
- **Karin Houghton** (Player ID: R8JO41) - Rating: 4.682, Location: Wallingford, VT, US

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