# Match Record: The DUPR Ladder - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 1 (2025-12-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:05:02
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5465460501
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** The DUPR Ladder - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 1
- **Location:** Dinks Pickleball (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4654-dinks-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-0
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.94)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Dani Clark** (DUPR ID: ZDLNEW) - Rating: 4.245, Location: Phoenix, AZ, US
- **Nathan Blocker** (DUPR ID: WKZX2K) - Rating: 4.133, Location: West Des Moines, IA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Michael Andersen** (DUPR ID: 8EDW7E) - Rating: 3.822, Location: Pella, IA, US
- **Brady Baker** (DUPR ID: 7NGJ20) - Rating: 3.545, Location: Albia, IA, US

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