# Match Record: MLP 16s (2026-02-15)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 20:22:18
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5005551485
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-15
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** MLP 16s
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 6-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.96)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Zachary leitzke** (DUPR ID: ODX79L) - Rating: 3.879, Location: Bradenton, FL, US
- **Karen McCall** (DUPR ID: VXK0X7) - Rating: 3.878, Location: Bradenton, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Russell Elefterion** (DUPR ID: 3ZEXOW) - Rating: 4.282, Location: Sarasota, FL, US
- **Tiehong Mccullough** (DUPR ID: 4LPXO2) - Rating: 3.787, Location: Sarasota, FL, US

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