# Match Record:  2025 Whispering Pines Trio Showdown (2026-02-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:12:26
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4901808312
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:**  2025 Whispering Pines Trio Showdown
- **Location:** Whispering Pines Park, Southwest Darwin Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1739-whispering-pines-park)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 3-11, 3-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.81)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Mark Benge** (Player ID: W6J50Y) - Rating: 3.237, Location: Port St. Lucie, FL, US
- **Judith Lapointe** (Player ID: 84VXEM) - Rating: 3.946, Location: Port St. Lucie, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Kim Blum** (Player ID: ZNP6LW) - Rating: 3.707, Location: Port St. Lucie, FL, US
- **brandon lagrange** (Player ID: RZMOYZ) - Rating: 4.361, Location: St Tammany Parish, LA, US

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