# Match Record: PPA Tour: Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Mixed Doubles Pro Qualifier (2025-05-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 03:35:14
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-05-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Mixed Doubles Pro Qualifier
- **Location:** Peachtree Corners, GA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 8-11, 4-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.41)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ashley M. Griffith** (DUPR ID: YG6R4G) - Rating: 5.116, Location: Tampa, FL, US
- **George Rangelov** (DUPR ID: ZNYKYW) - Rating: 5.587, Location: Largo, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Jes Rochefort** (DUPR ID: 1QKZ95) - Rating: 5.269, Location: Mount Pleasant, SC, US
- **Joshua Giannelli** (DUPR ID: 3VG2JP) - Rating: 5.659, Location: Moncks Corner, SC, US

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