# Match Record: Elite: MLP March Madness Tournament (2025-03-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:22:33
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5689875937
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-03-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** Elite: MLP March Madness Tournament
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 17-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.32)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Hunter Merritt** (DUPR ID: 6ZZ44K) - Rating: 4.555, Location: Katy, TX, US
- **Victoria Mikuta** (DUPR ID: YG5GMK) - Rating: 4.343, Location: Houston, TX, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Arnaud Cocquerel** (DUPR ID: V7RXME) - Rating: 4.427, Location: Sugar Land, TX, US
- **Elaine Tran** (DUPR ID: RZG4RD) - Rating: 3.972, Location: Houston, TX, US

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