# Match Record: Elite Pickleball Club Men's Advanced Intermediate (2025-02-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 10:44:59
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5299735409
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-02-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Elite Pickleball Club Men's Advanced Intermediate
- **Location:** Houston, TX, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6485-drop-shots-htx)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 6-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 2.95)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Benjamin Mitchell** (DUPR ID: 9PLMMV) - Rating: 3.017, Location: Houston, TX, US
- **Darin Preston** (DUPR ID: EGP9QJ) - Rating: 2.988, Location: Houston, TX, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **David Colley** (DUPR ID: V70G26) - Rating: 3.494, Location: Houston, TX, US
- **Victor Gonzalez** (DUPR ID: D9LZNY) - Rating: 2.317, Location: Houston, TX, US

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