# Match Record: Sussex Pickleball League 25/26 - Womens Div 1 - Dink Brighton vs SPA (2026-06-05)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 09:10:40
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4969809454
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-06-05
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Sussex Pickleball League 25/26 - Womens Div 1 - Dink Brighton vs SPA
- **Location:** Stanley Deason Leisure Centre, Wilson Avenue, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, UK 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-14, 21-19
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.36)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Melissa Bell** (DUPR ID: DW0P76) - Rating: 3.445, Location: Brighton and Hove, England, GB
- **Jane Spry** (DUPR ID: JZ2Z2J) - Rating: 3.484, Location: Brighton, England, GB

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Fiona Sharkey** (DUPR ID: 4L0Q4M) - Rating: 3.155, Location: N/A
- **Michele Barnett** (DUPR ID: NYLJMN) - Rating: 3.340, Location: Peacehaven, England, GB

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