# Match Record: Mixed 8- Project Purple Presented by Pickleball Charleston (2025-06-14)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 22:48:48
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5812063452
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-06-14
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Mixed 8- Project Purple Presented by Pickleball Charleston
- **Location:** The Pickle Bar 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 18-21, 11-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.05)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Katie Mell** (DUPR ID: 3XD441) - Rating: 3.966, Location: Fort Myers, FL, US
- **Mike Brock** (DUPR ID: W6X6XL) - Rating: 4.050, Location: Summerville, SC, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Gina Horne** (DUPR ID: 84PWL6) - Rating: 3.708, Location: Summerville, SC, US
- **Chris Young** (DUPR ID: 35Q5DR) - Rating: 4.491, Location: Summerville, SC, US

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