# Match Record: 	 2025 Whispering Pines Trio Showdown (2026-01-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:12:26
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5574709298
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-01-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** 	 2025 Whispering Pines Trio Showdown
- **Location:** Whispering Pines Park, Southwest Darwin Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1739-whispering-pines-park)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 8-11, 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.87)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Domenic Balzano** (Player ID: 5ELK5L) - Rating: 3.797, Location: Port St. Lucie, FL, US
- **Albert Brancaccio** (Player ID: 355DZL) - Rating: 3.743, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **brandon lagrange** (Player ID: RZMOYZ) - Rating: 4.267, Location: St Tammany Parish, LA, US
- **Arvin Macavinta** (Player ID: L545J6) - Rating: 3.689, Location: Port St. Lucie, FL, US

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