# Match Record: 2025 NSGA National Pickleball Tournament - Womens Doubles  Age: (65 To 69) Skill: (4.5 and above) (2025-07-26)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:28:40
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6224325577
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-26
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 NSGA National Pickleball Tournament - Womens Doubles  Age: (65 To 69) Skill: (4.5 and above)
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4654-dinks-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 12-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.20)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Val Thomopalos** (DUPR ID: 3PPRZ3) - Rating: 4.143, Location: Land O' Lakes, FL, US
- **Kathleen Ann McCausey** (DUPR ID: 8D569M) - Rating: 4.480, Location: Land O' Lakes, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Linda Erickson** (DUPR ID: 8EXGKO) - Rating: 4.642, Location: Sioux Falls, SD, US
- **Jill Allen** (DUPR ID: 3OOXJ2) - Rating: 3.521, Location: Grinnell, IA, US

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