# Match Record: Summer Slam & Jam 2025 - Mens Doubles: 4.25 - 4.49 (2025-08-16)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 10:52:05
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6135484457
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-08-16
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Summer Slam & Jam 2025 - Mens Doubles: 4.25 - 4.49
- **Location:** Maple Grove, MN (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4400-pints-paddle)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 6-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.23)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Earl Branch** (DUPR ID: 3P4EOX) - Rating: 3.794, Location: Eagan, MN, US
- **Josh Thurow** (DUPR ID: 3VLDQJ) - Rating: 4.190, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Sorin Trofin** (DUPR ID: 56V6R5) - Rating: 4.482, Location: South Saint Paul, MN, US
- **Daniel Johnson** (DUPR ID: 8KVZRY) - Rating: 4.461, Location: Saint Paul, MN, US

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