# Match Record: PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Womens Doubles Senior Open (2026-05-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 13:42:42
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Womens Doubles Senior Open
- **Location:** Peachtree Corners/Norcross, GA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-6, 3-11, 7-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.10)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Crandall Edwards** (DUPR ID: EWWDDW) - Rating: 4.889, Location: Newnan, GA, US
- **Missy Grant** (DUPR ID: 89JEVJ) - Rating: 5.109, Location: Birmingham, AL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Christine Karges** (DUPR ID: 17MK08) - Rating: 5.232, Location: Knoxville, TN, US
- **Melissa LeBlanc** (DUPR ID: ODZ672) - Rating: 5.181, Location: Carmel, IN, US

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