# Match Record: Pool A (2026-04-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 05:12:24
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5571574720
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Pool A
- **Location:** Pomander Gate Tennis Club (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1126-pomander-gate-tennis-club)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 9-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.80)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Val Stevenson** (DUPR ID: 8WWLYG) - Rating: 3.723, Location: Paget Parish, BM
- **Victoria Powell** (DUPR ID: 3VNDD5) - Rating: 3.912, Location: Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, BM

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Rachel Sawden** (DUPR ID: EL2XWW) - Rating: 3.817, Location: N/A
- **Tuck Bouwens** (DUPR ID: 99NNRK) - Rating: 3.759, Location: Pembroke Parish, BM

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