# Match Record: DUPR 18 (Age 50+) - SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Cayce Pickleball Complex Presented by Pickleball Charleston (2025-09-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:15:47
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** DUPR 18 (Age 50+) - SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Cayce Pickleball Complex Presented by Pickleball Charleston
- **Location:** Cayce Pickleball Complex 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 16-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.56)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Roger Stern** (DUPR ID: 8GJQ2M) - Rating: 4.772, Location: Beaufort County, SC, US
- **Kristen Grady** (DUPR ID: 8GY95Q) - Rating: 4.524, Location: Bluffton, SC, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **PRAKASH BEERAKA** (DUPR ID: 1QW425) - Rating: 4.659, Location: Florence, SC, US
- **Gayle Lynn Hughes** (DUPR ID: 8MZJXP) - Rating: 4.291, Location: N/A

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