# Match Record: MLP 15 (2026-04-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 05:26:07
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5815740959
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** MLP 15
- **Location:** Elite Pickleball Club - The Heights, West 6th Street, Houston, TX, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.90)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Kyle Vano** (DUPR ID: 0YJEGG) - Rating: 3.934, Location: Houston, TX, US
- **Nghia Tran** (DUPR ID: 0YZW02) - Rating: 3.921, Location: Houston, TX, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Daniel Barrientos** (DUPR ID: W62X0M) - Rating: 3.724, Location: Houston, TX, US
- **Thomas Nguyen** (DUPR ID: MYXELV) - Rating: 4.023, Location: Houston, TX, US

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