# Match Record: Towpath February Tuesday 3.7+ Ladder Play - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 9 (2026-02-24)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:14:13
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5059886185
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-24
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** Towpath February Tuesday 3.7+ Ladder Play - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 9
- **Location:** Towpath Tennis Center 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-9
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.72)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Jamie Hilborn** (DUPR ID: G567WG) - Rating: 3.681, Location: OH, US
- **Alyssa Bush** (DUPR ID: YXJ9QP) - Rating: 3.629, Location: Kent, OH, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Phillip Da Silva** (DUPR ID: RZRK9N) - Rating: 3.868, Location: Akron, OH, US
- **Curtis von Tacky** (DUPR ID: 6ZRJXK) - Rating: 3.696, Location: Akron, OH, US

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