# Match Record: Pool C- DUPR 16 (Age 50+) - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ LowCoast PBC ~ Hilton Head, South Carolina (2025-04-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 22:01:02
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Pool C- DUPR 16 (Age 50+) - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ LowCoast PBC ~ Hilton Head, South Carolina
- **Location:** Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.74)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Dave Skulnik** (DUPR ID: YGEWME) - Rating: 3.943, Location: Bluffton, SC, US
- **Jeffrey Mandel** (DUPR ID: 2QRPV9) - Rating: 3.959, Location: Bluffton, SC, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Leif Palmer** (DUPR ID: 0R24PX) - Rating: 3.588, Location: N/A
- **Vito Berlingeri** (DUPR ID: RZVGWD) - Rating: 3.466, Location: Bluffton, SC, US

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