# Match Record: The Thaw - Pickles & Play Chapel Hill - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Single Elimination 50+ Age (2026-02-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 06:08:04
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** The Thaw - Pickles & Play Chapel Hill - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Single Elimination 50+ Age
- **Location:** Pickles and Play - Chapel Hill 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-10
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.63)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Leah Weinberger** (DUPR ID: 6N2JED) - Rating: 3.548, Location: Durham, NC, US
- **Joe Berton** (DUPR ID: GW5XNG) - Rating: 3.744, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **James Hancock** (DUPR ID: 309J6X) - Rating: 3.731, Location: Parkton, NC, US
- **Denise J Lynch** (DUPR ID: ODZGL7) - Rating: 3.504, Location: Pittsboro, NC, US

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