# Match Record: PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Womens Singles Skill: (3.0) Age: (08 To 49) (2026-05-01)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 22:12:04
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-01
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Womens Singles Skill: (3.0) Age: (08 To 49)
- **Location:** Peachtree Corners/Norcross, GA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-12
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.05)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Melodie Bloom** (DUPR ID: RZM6PM) - Rating: 2.935, Location: Gainesville, GA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Sadie Thompson** (DUPR ID: 0YDE2Q) - Rating: 3.170, Location: Palmetto, FL, US

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