# Match Record: Naples Pickleball Center (NPC) Championship (2025-01-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 04:49:24
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5971580707
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Naples Pickleball Center (NPC) Championship
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 12-10
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.84)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Don Parker** (Player ID: 17YEXN) - Rating: 4.603, Location: N/A
- **John Morabito** (Player ID: 352LP5) - Rating: 5.102, Location: Paoli, PA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Bill Allard** (Player ID: Q54VQR) - Rating: 4.650, Location: N/A
- **Michael Hope** (Player ID: 3Z49MW) - Rating: 5.011, Location: Melbourne Beach, FL, US

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