# Match Record: POOL A DUPR 12 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship (2025-12-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 02:40:21
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5688826634
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** POOL A DUPR 12 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship
- **Location:** Pickler Universe - Carrollton 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-16
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.39)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Deangelo Smith** (Player ID: VXEJGP) - Rating: 3.256, Location: Mableton, GA, US
- **Gloria Ervin** (Player ID: 4VZY62) - Rating: 3.634, Location: Atlanta, GA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Gary Rust** (Player ID: V70ROJ) - Rating: 3.433, Location: Cape Girardeau, MO, US
- **Suzuyo Rust** (Player ID: XJLR42) - Rating: 3.224, Location: N/A

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