# Match Record: Tobacco Road Pickleball - Spring 2026 (2026-05-14)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 04:35:12
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5664183378
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-14
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** Tobacco Road Pickleball - Spring 2026
- **Location:** 1 Alice Ingram Circle; Chapel Hill, NC 2751 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 7-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.46)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Scott MilfordBeland** (Player ID: EG2J4O) - Rating: 3.478, Location: Chapel Hill, NC, US
- **Christopher Mitchell** (Player ID: YNQY5P) - Rating: 3.421, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Xavier Mela** (Player ID: D9OWM4) - Rating: 3.721, Location: Carrboro, NC, US
- **Martin Gartland** (Player ID: RX9LME) - Rating: 3.219, Location: Chapel Hill, NC, US

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