# Match Record: PPA Tour: Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Mens Doubles Senior Open (2025-05-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 20:15:18
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-05-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Mens Doubles Senior Open
- **Location:** Peachtree Corners, GA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-3
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.09)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Craig Hall** (DUPR ID: 17NQP4) - Rating: 4.966, Location: Asheville, NC, US
- **Brandon Walters** (DUPR ID: 17JL9M) - Rating: 5.540, Location: Greenville, SC, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Felix Vadan** (DUPR ID: 3XW0J4) - Rating: 5.090, Location: Charleston, SC, US
- **Derek Nelson** (DUPR ID: 166NPE) - Rating: 4.768, Location: Lexington, SC, US

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