# Match Record: New Orleans Pickleball Club (2026-04-15)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 05:02:33
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5738639596
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-15
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** New Orleans Pickleball Club
- **Location:** Adventure Quest Laser Tag, South Clearview Parkway, New Orleans, LA, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-2
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.13)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Karla Gutierrez** (DUPR ID: 8K22RK) - Rating: 3.111, Location: Slidell, LA, US
- **Nate Mclaughlin** (DUPR ID: 2QDME9) - Rating: 3.419, Location: New Orleans, LA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Scott Balkcom** (DUPR ID: 0YVXP2) - Rating: 3.059, Location: New Orleans, LA, US
- **Sidney Parfait** (DUPR ID: RZWGVD) - Rating: 2.940, Location: New Orleans, LA, US

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