# Match Record: PPA TOUR AUSTRALIA - PPA250, Tweed Heads - 35+ Mixed Doubles DUPR: 3.99 and below (2026-05-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 19:09:12
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** PPA TOUR AUSTRALIA - PPA250, Tweed Heads - 35+ Mixed Doubles DUPR: 3.99 and below
- **Location:** Tweed Heads, NSW 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-12
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.49)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Abigail Thomas** (DUPR ID: 9P2M07) - Rating: 3.788, Location: N/A
- **Ray Deetlefs** (DUPR ID: OWDKQ7) - Rating: 3.462, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Michelle Gross** (DUPR ID: DWNORY) - Rating: 3.341, Location: Narre Warren North, VIC, AU
- **Ernest Materyn** (DUPR ID: 2QO5G9) - Rating: 3.376, Location: Port Macquarie, NSW, AU

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