# Match Record: PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (08 To 34) (2025-10-26)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 22:49:38
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5365235214
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-26
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (08 To 34)
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NV (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6981-the-pickleball-universe)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-9, 11-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.37)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Karina Lam** (DUPR ID: 3PNXYZ) - Rating: 4.535, Location: Litchfield Park, AZ, US
- **Alexander Mercado** (DUPR ID: 3PP7YZ) - Rating: 4.490, Location: Las Vegas, NV, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Olivia Bolden** (DUPR ID: 0Y0NJ2) - Rating: 4.260, Location: N/A
- **Sam Alhaiki** (DUPR ID: V7D6Y5) - Rating: 4.214, Location: Phoenix, AZ, US

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